Longevity Party (US)
The United States Longevity Party was a single-issue political party and lobbying organization founded in 2012. As of February 1, 2020, it is part of the U.S. Transhumanist Party, which continues to focus on longevity advocacy in accordance with its Core Ideal 1, which states, "The Transhumanist Party supports significant life extension achieved through the progress of science and technology."[1]
The United States Longevity Party was founded on January 1, 2012, by Hank Pellissier. The person who has held the role of the first Chairman in the history of the Longevity Party is Hank Pellissier.[2]
The person who has held the role of the second Chairman in the history of the Longevity Party is Brandon King.[2]
The person who has held the role of the third Chairman in the history of the Longevity Party is Johannon Ben Zion.[2] At the time that Johannon Ben Zion was the Chairman, Dan Elton served as scientific advisor on AI for the Longevity Party.
On February 1, 2020, the United States Transhumanist Party / Transhuman Party and the United States Longevity Party officially merged pursuant to affirmative votes of the members of both organizations, resulting in the adoption of a combined Constitution and the name United States Transhumanist Party for the combined organization. Gennady Stolyarov II became the Chairman of the combined organization, and Johannon Ben Zion became the Vice-Chairman of the combined organization.[2]
Johannon Ben Zion ceased to be affiliated with the United States Transhumanist Party as of June 8, 2020.[3] After that date, Arin Vahanian became the Vice-Chairman of the United States Transhumanist Party and has served in this role through January 2023 and again during November 2023 - January 2024 and November 2024 - January 2025.[2]
The United States Longevity Party maintains a Facebook group, entitled "Longevity Party United States, Part of the U.S. Transhumanist Party", as well as a Facebook page, entitled "The Longevity Party United States, A Part Of The U.S. Transhumanist Party".
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