Why do you think that that's the only measure of what a person is? It's not like "politician" is miles above everyone else. And the reality of politics is that almost everyone elected to major office basically amounts to a whore, except it's their mouth that they sell.You're just some person typing behind a screen that will never have any power or run for any office.
That tells me everything I need to know. Like I said no politician in congress will ever know who you are.
Different people like different things. Personally, I find the idea of being a politician abhorrent. I have no desire to be famous, I have no use for ceremony and the like.