What’s the job: Representing residents on the 15-member City Council, including introducing and voting on legislation, approving city spending and providing oversight of city operations. Council members are elected to four-year terms by district. The 11th District includes Central and South Baltimore neighborhoods such as Downtown, Federal Hill, Locust Point, Madison Park and Mount Vernon.

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Zac Blanchard smiles for a portrait while sitting on the steps of Lexington Market.

Name: Zac Blanchard

Age: 31

Personal: Lives in Federal Hill with his wife, Alexa, and a 15-month-old son

Education: Blanchard holds a bachelor’s degree in astrospace engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy and a master’s degree in African studies from the University of Cambridge.

Experience: President of the Federal Hill Neighborhood Association, vice president of economic development for the Midtown Benefits District, U.S. Marine Corps veteran

Endorsements: Sierra Club Maryland Chapter, Maryland Child Alliance, VoteVets, New Politics, Bikemore, Baltimore school board Commissioner Ashley Esposito

Notable donors: Blanchard is fundraising through Baltimore’s new public financing fund, which caps donations at $150 per donor and provides candidates with matching funds.

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