Amy Stephens (19)

Amy Stephens is a Republican who served in the Colorado House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, initially representing House District 20 and later House District 19 following redistricting. She was House Majority Leader from 2010 to 2012, becoming the third female to hold that position in Colorado history, and played key roles in health policy, including bipartisan sponsorship of legislation creating the Connect for Health Colorado insurance marketplace and elder abuse reporting requirements. After leaving the legislature due to term limits, she worked in public policy at Focus on the Family , joined Dentons as Principal in Public Policy and Regulation, served as a policy adviser at the Colorado Health Institute, and was a board member of the National Conference of State Legislatures and Women’s Legislative Network.

Education and Political Experience

Limited details are available on her formal education. Prior to elected office, Stephens worked as a public policy and youth culture specialist at Focus on the Family from 1991 to 2001.

Political Experience:

- Elected to Colorado House in 2006 ; reelected to District 19 in 2012.

- House Majority Leader .

- Ranking Member, House Health, Insurance & Environment Committee and House Public Health Care & Human Services Committee .

- Sponsored key bills on wellness program discounts, election initiative protections, elder abuse reporting , and the Colorado Commission on Affordable Care .

- Ran for U.S. Senate Republican nomination in 2014 but withdrew to support Cory Gardner.