A frequent critic of state and local government is now trying to take his fight further, by moving from private citizen to public servant.  

Dan Warren is running for the West Seneca Town Board as a Republican.

Warren is behind several efforts to hold government officials accountable and often calls for more transparency from leaders.

Last year, he petitioned to add two more members to the town board, a move West Seneca voters approved in November.

Now, he's running for one of those newly created seats on what will be a five-person board.

"I've been poking and prodding at government at various levels to get our representatives to do what I think should be done,” Warren said. “So far it's met with limited success and I think I can do more from the inside.

Warren was also part of an effort to force town officials to change the way they paid for the new library and community center, which opened last year.