[5] She then joined the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in 2009, eventually attaining the rank of staff sergeant.
[5][9] Following Stephanie Cadieux's resignation as Surrey South MLA, Sturko was approached by BC Liberal leader Kevin Falcon to run as the party's candidate,[6] and was elected to the legislature in the September 2022 by-election.
[11][12] On June 3, 2024, she announced her decision to leave BC United and sit in the legislature as a Conservative, becoming the party's fourth MLA.
[2][9][13] She contested the electoral district of Surrey-Cloverdale in that October's provincial election, defeating the incumbent New Democratic Party candidate Mike Starchuk to become that riding's MLA.
[14] She was named to Conservative leader John Rustad's shadow cabinet that November, serving as critic for Solicitor General and Public Safety.