Mark Steffen
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Mark Steffen | |
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| Member of the Kansas Senate from the 34th district | |
| In office January 11, 2021 – January 13, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Ed Berger |
| Succeeded by | Michael Murphy |
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| Born | August 30, 1962 Enid, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Deanna |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Oklahoma School of Medicine Northwestern Oklahoma State University |
Mark B. Steffen (born August 30, 1962) is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Kansas Senate from the 34th district.[1] He assumed office in 2021, after beating one-term Republican incumbent Edward Berger with 57.5% of the vote in the August 4, 2020 primary, and Democrat Shanna Henry with 69.8% of the vote in the general election.[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. He contended that Dr. Steve Stites, the chief medical officer at The University of Kansas Health System, who was critical of politicians who oppose vaccination and masking, was "the Kansas Dr. Fauci," accusing Stites of spreading "propaganda."[4]