QUICK FACTS (POLITICS)
—-After hitchhiking in April 1976 to the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Steve sat with Bruce Jenner, his first wife, and ten others. Jenner destroyed the decathlon record. In that group were his fellow competitors who talked about their events with Jenner. He went on to win the 1976 Olympic decathlon gold while setting the world record. Steve morally opposes the transgender movement.
—-In 2003, Steve started fighting against the International Olympic Committee’s transgender policies. He was the only person who stood against this publicly. Steve called various IOC members and was in contact with the USA Olympic Committee. From there, the transgender sports movement spread to high schools, all the way to the Olympics. Steve has fought this agenda every step of the way. Eventually, Olympic track and field, swimming, and other sports stopped transgender athletes.
—-Before the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Senator Lindsey Graham and Steve fought the Chinese government after news circulated that they were not going to allow Bibles in the Olympic Village. Afterwards, China cleared up the confusion. There was a worldwide article released by the Associated Press on the subject.
—-Before and during the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, 4 WINDS USA put athlete testimonies into the Chinese underground church of 110 million people. Those athletes won three golds and two silvers. After their events, they shared the gospel worldwide. Steve was contacted by a Chinese pastor to get the testimonies while mowing the lawn.
—-In 2011, Steve sent out Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s Christian testimony worldwide during the massive union protests at the Capitol. Afterwards, two policemen showed up at their apartment near the University of Wisconsin football stadium. They went through the apartment and accused Steve of voter fraud. Afterwards, the police department said they had no record of this.
—-Steve tried to sue the International Olympic Committee before the 2016 Olympics in Rio to stop the women’s 800m race. However, the lawyers said that he could not because he did not have a vested interest in the race. Steve was concerned that intersex athletes (not transgender) would sweep the race. That is exactly what happened as they had high untested testosterone levels. This was a turning point as Olympic sports organizations started to pay attention.
—-In 2019, Steve asked Rasmussen polling to do a poll on transgender athletes. It was the first poll that was done on the subject in the United States. At that time, only 28% of Americans were for transgender athletes.
—-In March 2022, Steve went to Washington DC to talk to elected officials. He asked them to go beyond stopping transgender athletes and to include the dangers of transgender hormones and surgeries on adolescents in future bills. Later, Steve visited forty-five elected officials at the Wisconsin Capitol and went to other state capitals giving them the same message. Afterwards, many started doing what Steve suggested nationally and at state levels. More than half the states have stopped transgender athletes. President Trump signed an executive order stopping transgender athletes.
—-On October 4, 2023, Steve spoke at three hearings at the Wisconsin Capitol. Two bills were against transgender athletes on high school and college teams. The third bill was against the transgender surgeries and hormone treatments for those under eighteen. The bills passed the Assembly and Senate, but Governor Evers vetoed them.
—-During the 2024 Olympics, Steve opposed the International Olympic Committee for telling the media to not use certain words to address athletes, including the words “transgender and born male or female.” Also, he provided evidence that the United Nations and the Olympic Committee work together to implement the radical 2030 Agenda.