He later joined The Lincoln Project, a Republican Never Trump group for the 2020 United States presidential election.

[10] Beginning his political career in his native Mississippi, Stevens worked on Thad Cochran’s campaigns and others.

Stevens worked for Bob Dole's 1996 presidential campaign and was part of George W. Bush's media team in 2000 and 2004.

He and Russell Schriefer worked for John McCain's campaign early in the 2008 election, but changed their allegiance to Mitt Romney by July 2007.

[1] In 2010, Stevens served as strategist and media consultant to three winning senate campaigns: Rob Portman in Ohio, Roy Blunt in Missouri, and Dan Coats in Indiana.

[19] In October 2020, Stevens said that he planned to vote for Joe Biden and the straight Democratic ticket.

[20] Stevens has worked on television shows including Northern Exposure[4] (writing the scripts for two episodes, "Brains, Know-How and Native Intelligence" and "Jules et Joel") and I'll Fly Away.