[2] Steffen is an anesthesiologist and pain specialist who promoted unproven medications to help sufferers from COVID-19 by the United States Food and Drug Administration, including Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine.

[3] On January 26, 2022, Steffen reported his practice had been investigated by the Kansas Board of Healing Arts for the previous 18 months.

Steffen demanded a hearing to debate the science and later claimed that the government agencies dismissed all complaints.

"[4] In January 2021, Steffen introduced SB187, a bill designed to levy heavy penalties against media corporations that censored political posts.

[5][6] On January 26, 2022, he appeared before a Kansas Senate committee to discuss affordable, effective COVID-19 remedies.