anyone else an elected official?

[Mona]

WEll, I just got elected for my second term as town board member.
I live in a town of 200 people, so this is no great accomplishment really. :LOL
I also don't aspire to go "higher" up in the political chain.

I figured we have to have some other elected officials here, right?

[Dragonfly]

Does student government count? :LOL

I'm a Student Bar Association (our equivalent of student government) delegate at my law school. My prior experience with student government was pretty silly - we didn't do much. This is a whole different ball game. I'm continually amazed at how much pull we have at the school.... everything from working with the design team for a new cafeteria to heavy participation in the selection process of our new Dean. It's a huge responsibility. Of course, there's also the potential for huge political fallout. Recently I've gotten my first taste of the nasty effects of yellow journalism. We have a debate going right now over whether or not refreshments should be served at our meetings. Someone introduced a very hollow resolution at the last meeting and we spent over an hour debating its merits :. Our paper offered a very slanted account of the debate and now the entire student body (none of whom bother to actually attend our meetings and, thus, rely on the paper for information as to what goes on) is up in arms about the SBA allegedly 'misappropriating' funds that could go to benefit other student groups. This really irks the heck out of me as I also sit on the Appropriations committee and can't even begin to describe the amount of time and energy and frustration that goes into our appropriation of funds.... and I also know exactly how the majority of other student groups spend the money that is appropriated to them -- feeding themselves :. I can't believe how much of a stink is being made about this very minor issue -- particularly as last year there was a very important resolution introduced about birth control and the university's student health plan and *no one* gave a lick.

Sorry... I'm ranting.

Anyway, yes I'm an elected official. And kind of disgruntled about it at the moment. (Can you tell?) :LOL

[huskrkid]

~~Congratulations!~~


I would never guessed that of you, Lisa! You go girl!

[Mona]

dragon fly- yes, even small town politics can be a real drag.

huskrkid- yeah, this is just one of the "hats" that i don't reveal too often. :LOL

thanks for the congrats!

[JessicaS]

I am on the board for my Indian Tribe...does that count??

[Mona]

:LOL sure, why not?

[Kam]

You go, Girls!

for all of you mamas who are out there volunteering for the common good, while the rest of us sit at home and complain. :

And congrats on your reelection, Mona!

warmly,
Kam, mamamamamama! to Meg

[hotmamacita]

Originally posted by abimommy
I am on the board for my Indian Tribe...does that count??

ABSOLUTELY!!!!!!!