In deep blue Baltimore, Democrats outnumber Republicans 10-to-1 and Republican President Donald Trump, who has openly insulted the city, is widely disliked. But the Republican candidates say they’re undeterred by the political leanings of the voter base.

“The policies of the last several decades have not been working,” says Wright, who wants to see more resources go to the police department. “I am a Republican in the mindset of Frederick Douglass. ... Our city has strayed from core principles and values. We’re doing things wrong across the board.”

Wright, a former first vice president of the Yonkers NAACP, has lived in Baltimore since 2013 and unsuccessfully ran for Baltimore City Council president in 2016. She’s an executive of a nonprofit called In His Name, which she said offers training in life and personal finance skills. Wright says she wants to encourage school choice and job training options.