This small town legislator and lawyer doesn’t agree with you. I receive no remuneration for serving on my Town Council. There is virtually no opportunity for g’nava. Maybe I could get my street plowed first, if I called the head of the Department of Public Works.
I represent all the people in my district, most of whom are not Jewish, never mind frum. I have a major investment in property in this town and serving protects my investment.
Voters know me as me, not as an alien ‘religious jew’ in strange clothing who speaks with an accent. I have no political asperations of a higher level.
My law practice is generally wills, trusts, contracts and pro bono Juvenile law. Judges in Connecticut (with the exception of Probate) are appointed, not elected. I turned down a judgeship years ago…besides the religious problems, I wouldn’t want a cut in income.
Even frum Jews need legal representation, why shouldn’t their lawyer be a religious Jew?