Colleen "Co" Stevens (born January 23 1955) is the oldest daughter of Alvin Otis Stevens of Choctaw heritage (died on active duty in the U.S. Army) and Corene of Cherokee heritage. Co officially announced her candidacy for the 2008 United States presidential election on January 01, 2008. Co is a mother, grandmother, step-mother and teacher. Education has been her vocation for almost two decades. She is a breast cancer survivor and currently lives in New Mexico with her husband, and six of her children/step-children