I ran for Town Superisor in Vestal, New York in 2002. What an experience. Thankfully I lost the election. I will never do that again. Aside from the voters, the largest amount of grief I got was from members of my own party. If you want to run, and win, here's is a tip. Never tell the voters what you think, only tell them what they want to hear, even if you don't believe in it.

Jan,
My hubby is the Township Supervisor, you are so right..Headache...

I was elected to a Board of Education and served for 10 years. I also served as an elected member of the Board of Finance in my town in Connecticut. The elections process was difficult but I won handily each time. No more! I used to carry two briefcases during my BOE time...one for my job and one for the BOE.