She enters the campaign with experience in business and farming, with university degrees in law and anthropology.
Alexandra Wright is running for the newly envigorated BC Conservative Party in Kelowna Mission.
Wright credits a series of negative interactions with government rules and regulations in BC with her interest in politics.
"Ever since I moved to BC I've had a lot more interactions with the government than I did when I was in Alberta," she said.
There were restrictions on what rent she could set as a landlord, and whether she could build a house on her land in the Agricultural Land Reserve.
"We're giving too much power to our representatives and not keeping enough for ourselves," she argues.
"They say BC stands for 'bring cash' and I didn't realize how much that was entrenched in this government until I moved out here."
Wright and her husband moved to Kelowna a decade ago to grow vegetables on a 20-acre piece of land.
It's since been replanted with apples and cherries, while they refocus on their consulting company which specializes in logistics.
Her move toward political ambitions has all happened fairly quickly.
"It was late summer, I think last year when I was so mad about something with the government that I started googling," she said.
"And then I found this party and they were actively recruiting and that's how I got into it."
She finds a place in BC's surging Conservative party a perfect fit.
"We want less government, less restrictions, we want to help small businesses, we want to create a level playing field for everybody," said Wright.
Some say John Rustad's Conservatives will split the right-of-centre vote with the BC United Party, giving the governing NDP a better chance at re-election.
Wright suggests it will bring new voters out.
"True conservatives, I'm not sure voted in the last provincial election," she said.
"I know I didn't because I didn't have a Conservative candidate."
Wright sees BC United as Liberals sometimes and Conservatives at other times.
She cites the question of a safe drug supply as an example.
"They supported safe drugs a year ago and now they don't anymore, so a little bit of flip-flopping on their side."
British Columbians have until the fall to make up their minds.
Voters go to the polls October, 19.
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