Редактирование: Ben Zion (раздел)

== Activism and Presidential Run ==
Ben Zion entered the USTP presidential primary relatively early in spring 2019. He participated in numerous interviews on [[Steele Archer]]'s show [[Debt Nation]]. In August 2019 Ben Zion made an announcement with rival candidate [[Kimberly Forsythe]], that each would choose the other as a vice presidential running mate should either of them win the primary election.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/thebasiliskawaits/posts/924423524584262?comment_id=924599744566640&notif_id=1566501621395107&notif_t=mentions_comment Facebook discussion]</ref> Around October, Forsythe left the race for professional reasons. 

After winning the primary, Ben Zion gave his acceptance speech along side Chairperson Gennady Stolyarov at [[RAADFest]] 2019 in Las Vegas. Shortly thereafter, film producer, entrepreneur, and longevity organizer [[Charlie Kam]] became Ben Zion's running mate. 

[[Dan Elton|Dr. Dan Elton]] was appointed as AI Policy Advisor and interim campaign manager. On October 19th, 2019, Ben Zion spoke to the DC Transhumanists meetup in Arlington, VA <ref>[https://www.meetup.com/DC-Transhumanists/events/265515865/ Johannon Ben Zion - The Futurist New Deal for America]</ref> and then met with the local SlateStarCodex and LessWrong groups. On Sunday Nov 3rd he spoke at the Foresight Institute's Vision Weekend Event in San Francisco. On November 24th, 2019 he spoke to undergraduates at Princeton University as part of the [[Princeton Envision]] conference.