 Stephens organized a campaign for U.S. Senate to run against Mark Udall.On February 26, 2014, while in the process of raising campaign funds and gathering signatures to petition onto the June Republican primary ballot, she announced her intentions to drop out of the race and support Cory Gardner.Noting that the Affordable Care Act had already been passed in Colorado, Stephens and Senate President Pro-tem Betty Boyd co-sponsored bill SB-11-200, the Colorado Health Benefit Exchange Act, dubbed by some critics as “Amycare,” in an attempt to create a free market within the healthcare system.