ˌɔn sɛptˈɛmbɚɹ ˈeɪtiːn, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹtiːn wˈɑːts ɐnˈaʊnst ðæt ʃiː wʌz ɹˈʌnɪŋ fɚðə kənsˈɜːvətˌɪv pˈɑːɹɾi ʌv kˈænədə nˌɑːmᵻnˈeɪʃən tə ɹᵻplˈeɪs ɹˈʌs hˈiːbɚt hˌuː wʌz ɹᵻtˈaɪɚɹɪŋ æz fˈɛdɚɹəl ˌɛmpˈiː fɔːɹ sˈaʊθ sˈʌɹi—wˈaɪt ɹˈɑːk—klˈoʊvɚdˌeɪl.
On September 18, 2014 Watts announced that she was running for the Conservative Party of Canada nomination to replace Russ Hiebert who was retiring as federal MP for South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale.