Emma Petty Addams is used to navigating political divides. She grew up as a conservative Mormon in California’s progressive San Francisco Bay Area. She identified as a Republican while attending the largely liberal Stanford University. At a young age, she learned how to find common ground with those who may not agree with her.

“I was oftentimes one of the most vocal, if not the only vocal, conservative in the room,” she said. “I learned how to speak my mind in a way that was hopefully persuasive.”

Today, more than two decades later, Addams is still Mormon, Republican and vocal, and is co-director of Mormon Women for Ethical Government (MWEG), a bipartisan, faith-based group of 9,000 women aiming to be more informed and civically engaged. The organization is based primarily in Utah, home to one of the largest populations of Latter-day Saints in the country.

But Donald Trump’s anti-immigration rhetoric, his derogatory comments about women and the way he fueled division in the country spurred Addams to push for democracy and constitutional rights for all – even if that means helping the other side, Democrats, to victory.