Baltimore Inspector General Isabel Cumming is seeking second term. Her first made headlines.

She’s taken on some of Baltimore’s top political officials, and now she’s ready to take on a second term. This week, Baltimore Inspector General Isabel Mercedes Cumming made official a request that none of her predecessors could: She asked her independent board to keep her on the job when her term expires this year. “I will not hesitate to tell the truth and to fight,” Cumming told The Baltimore Sun in an exclusive interview. “I think the people actually respect that.”