Simone Biles

birthdayMARCH 14, 1997

Height4’8″

MEDALSWorld Championships (19 gold, 3 silver, 3 bronze), Olympics (4 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)

net worth$16 Million

educationhigh school

political partyUNKNOWN

What's her position (off the mat)?

ABORTION RIGHTS: In her Instagram story in August 2021, Biles wrote “I’m very much pro-choice. Your body. Your choice.” She also retweeted disapproval of the repeal of Roe v. Wade in June 2022.

LGBTQ+ RIGHTS: Biles has tweeted multiple times of her support of the LGBTQ+ community. On November 2, 2020, she responded to hate on an Uber Eats commercial she appeared in with non-binary “Queer Eye” star Jonathan Van Ness, saying “The LGBTQIA will always have my support and feel welcome on my socials.” On March 23, 2023, she tweeted her disapproval of a new Ugandan anti-LGBTQ bill, saying “Love is love.” She has also retweeted multiple pro-LGBTQ+ tweets, including ones celebrating pride month, and one saying how we must “protect trans kids”.

RACIAL JUSTICE AND POLICE BRUTALITY: Biles retweeted a series of tweets around the outrage of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor’s murders in 2020. She changed her twitter banner to #BlackLivesMatter around June 2020, and retweeted many tweets with the hashtag. On Instagram on June 2, 2020, Biles joined in posting a black square for #BlackOutTuesday, a social media movement to protest and mourn in response to the death of George Floyd.

VOTING RIGHTS: In an Instagram post on November 3, 2020, Biles posted “VOTE LIKE YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT & WEAR YOUR MASKS💙” with a picture of her wearing a “More than a Vote” hat, a nonprofit organization founded in 2020 by LeBron James and other black athletes and entertainers aimed at fighting African-American voter suppression.

DEMOCRATIC SUPPORT: After Biden’s win on November 7, 2020, Biles posted a picture of Biden and Harris with the caption “😭😭😭💙💙💙 HISTORY!!!!!!”. She also retweeted many people celebrating the victory, and quote retweeted Kalama Harris’ tweet saying “We did it @JoeBiden”, responding with hearts. Biles also follows Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a democratic US representative.

WYJS Scorecard

liberal

6

conservative

0

While she has not officially stated her political party, Simone Biles has used her social media to speak out in support of liberal beliefs including abortion rights, Black Lives Matter, and LGBTQ+ rights. Along with supporting Democratic political figures, Biles seems to be playing for the Liberals.