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Gabriel Rothblatt

January 01, 1970

Gabriel Rothblatt (born October 5, 1982) is a technoprogressive political activist, a 2014 congressional candidate, and a writer and speaker in the futurist and transhumanist movements.

Rothblatt speaks at the Mormon Transhumanist Association in 2013

Early life and education edit

Born to Bina and transgender businesswoman Martine Rothblatt, Rothblatt is Black, Jewish, and comes from an LGBTQ family.[1][2] His parents founded Sirius Satellite Radio, United Therapeutics and other companies[which?].[3] After graduating from high school, he earned a degree in political philosophy at the University of Vermont.[2] He works for MIO, LLC as a property manager and has previously managed a restaurant franchise and worked as an insurance broker.[2] His great grandfather, Isadore Rothblatt, was a union organizer and was beaten to death by anti-union activists because of his union activities with the Leatherworker's Union of Chicago.[4] Rothblatt and his wife Taj divorced in June 2021.[citation needed] They have four children together.[4]

Activism edit

Human rights edit

Rothblatt is an outspoken advocate for human rights. In his 2014 congressional campaign, he was endorsed by the National Organization for Women[5] and the Teamsters Local Union 769.[6] He also was a featured speaker at the South Brevard NAACP's banquet dinner.[7] He is a Member Delegate of the Space Coast Progressive Alliance and Vice President of the Brevard Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union.[8]

Space edit

Rothblatt is an advocate for space, public speaker on the advantageous of investing in space settlements, and President of the Florida Space Development Council, the National Space Society's local chapter.[9] In a talk hosted by students from SEDS, at the University of Michigan, Rothblatt advocated that space exploration should not resemble the space race but should be an endeavor of international collaboration.[1] In a congressional debate, Rothblatt stated that he believes missions to the moon, mars, and asteroids should be a priority, and under the right plan a 1,000 people could be in space within a decade.[10] Space was such a significant part of Rothblatt's campaign BBC News ran a story covering both candidates position on space and titled it Florida's space race: The politicians battling over the cosmos.[11] Lisa Miller, from New York magazine, wrote that the first item on Rothblatt's platform is "space."[12] Rothblatt has written on various space topics including spacesteading[13] and panspermia.[14]

Transhumanism edit

Rothblatt is a Pastor, Community Organizer, and member of the Board of Directors with the Terasem Movement.[15][16] Rothblatt writes and speaks on transhumanist topics, such as seasteading,[17][18] cryonics,[19] religion,[20] mind uploading,[21] and technological discrimination.[22][23]

Political campaigns edit

During the 2014 Midterm elections, Rothblatt ran as a Democratic Party candidate against incumbent Bill Posey in Florida's 8th congressional district.[24] Rothblatt qualified for the ballot by gathering 4,936 signatures; the minimum required was 4,834.[25] Issues of concern to him were technological unemployment, protecting family values, promoting education, protecting the environment, developing space, and human rights.[4][26] His belief in transhumanism and his family ties were both regularly covered by the media. Jessica Roy, from Time, commented that his status as a member of Terasem may be just as difficult for his campaign as being a Democrat in the Republican majority district.[27] During a campaign event, gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist introduced him by saying "Gabriel is the messenger that God sent."[28]

Others were critical of Rothblatt's campaign. Katie Prill, from the National Republican Congressional Committee, wrote that "his radical ideas are too extreme for Florida families."[26] Posey's spokesman, George Cecala, stated that, "It all comes down to the real issue, and that is Bill Posey is a conservative and Gabriel Rothblatt is a liberal.[26] Posey won the election, but Neely Tucker at the Washington Post called his campaign "a respectable debut,"[29] and Dustin Ashley wrote that his campaign "opens the door for other transhumanists to become part of the political action."[30]

SpacePAC edit

Rothblatt was supported by SpacePAC, a Political Action Committee (PAC) founded by his parents.[26] Under campaign finance laws, PACs are not permitted to collaborate with the candidate.[26] Due to these restrictions, the Rothblatts were not permitted to discuss the campaign together until the election was over.[26] The New York Times criticized the PAC because it was run by his parents.[31] USA Today reported that Rothblatt was unaware of his parents PAC until he saw yard signs promoting his candidacy.[32] According to William Patrick, from Watchdog.org, Posey knew of the family relationship between Rothblatt and the PAC, but Posey declined to comment.[33] Dave Berman, from Florida Today, noted that even with the support of SpacePAC, Posey's campaign had far more funds than Rothblatt's campaign.[34] Alex Leary, from the Tampa Bay Times reported that SpacePAC was not the first PAC to be set up by a wealthy parents to support their child's campaign.[35]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Nabeel Chollampat (December 4, 2014). "Space exploration faces future funding hurdles". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c . Gabriel Rothblatt For Congress. Archived from the original on 2016-07-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ Fredreka Schouten (July 18, 2014). "House bid a stepping stone for space-focused candidate". USA Today. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  4. ^ a b c "Americans for Gabriel Rothblatt". Democracy For America. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  5. ^ . Women's Center in Brevard. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  6. ^ "Teamsters Local Union 769" (PDF). Teamsters Joint Council 75. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  7. ^ Sara Paulson (October 16, 2014). "Brevard NAACP chapters set plans for annual banquets". Florida Today. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  8. ^ "Annual Elections Jan. 8, 2015". Space Coast Progressive Alliance. Jan 3, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  9. ^ James Dean (March 8, 2015). "NASA's MMS mission set to continue busy month at Cape". Florida Today. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  10. ^ Dave Berman (October 14, 2014). "Posey, Rothblatt take their shots at congressional debate". Florida Today. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  11. ^ Debbie Siegelbaum (October 19, 2014). "Florida's space race: The politicians battling over the cosmos". BBC. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  12. ^ "The Trans-Everything CEO". New York Magazine. September 17, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  13. ^ Gabriel Rothblatt (July 15, 2012). "Spacesteading – May the Meek Inhabit the Cosmos". Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  14. ^ Gabriel Rothblatt (August 24, 2012). . Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  15. ^ "Advisory Board". Lifeboat Foundation. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  16. ^ . Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies. Archived from the original on May 10, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  17. ^ Gabriel Rothblatt (June 9, 2012). . Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  18. ^ "The Seasteading Conference". The Seasteading Institute. 2012. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  19. ^ Gabriel Rothblatt (April 6, 2012). . Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  20. ^ Gabriel Rothblatt (June 7, 2012). . Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies. Archived from the original on May 2, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  21. ^ Gabriel Rothblatt (April 20, 2012). . Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  22. ^ Gabriel Rothblatt (July 20, 2012). . Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies. Archived from the original on July 19, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  23. ^ Gabriel Rothblatt (June 13, 2012). . Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  24. ^ "Florida's 8th Congressional District". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  25. ^ "Candidates Petition Signatures, 2014 General Elections". Florida Division of Elections. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  26. ^ a b c d e f Scott Powers (August 18, 2014). . Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  27. ^ Jessica Roy (April 17, 2014). "The Rapture of the Nerds". Time. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  28. ^ Dave Berman (September 25, 2014). "Charlie Crist goes on the offensive in Melbourne". Florida Today. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  29. ^ Neely Tucker (December 12, 2014). "Martine Rothblatt: She founded SiriusXM, a religion and a biotech. For starters". Washington Post. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  30. ^ "Gabriel Rothblatt Lost the Race". transhumanity.net. November 5, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  31. ^ "The Custom-Made 'Super PAC'". New York Times. August 3, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  32. ^ Fredreka Schouten and Christopher Schnaars (July 18, 2014). "Some candidates' super PACs are a family affair". USA Today. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  33. ^ William Patrick (July 29, 2014). . Watchdog.org. Archived from the original on December 16, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  34. ^ Dave Berman (October 10, 2014). "Numbers don't look good for Brevard Democrats". Florida Today. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  35. ^ Alex Leary (October 28, 2014). "Florida congressional candidate gets Super PAC boost". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved March 14, 2015.

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a writer and speaker in the futurist and transhumanist movements Rothblatt speaks at the Mormon Transhumanist Association in 2013 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Activism 2 1 Human rights 2 2 Space 2 3 Transhumanism 3 Political campaigns 3 1 SpacePAC 4 References 5 External linksEarly life and education editBorn to Bina and transgender businesswoman Martine Rothblatt Rothblatt is Black Jewish and comes from an LGBTQ family 1 2 His parents founded Sirius Satellite Radio United Therapeutics and other companies which 3 After graduating from high school he earned a degree in political philosophy at the University of Vermont 2 He works for MIO LLC as a property manager and has previously managed a restaurant franchise and worked as an insurance broker 2 His great grandfather Isadore Rothblatt was a union organizer and was beaten to death by anti union activists because of his union activities with the Leatherworker s Union of Chicago 4 Rothblatt and his wife Taj divorced in June 2021 citation needed They have four children together 4 Activism editHuman rights edit Rothblatt is an outspoken advocate for human rights In his 2014 congressional campaign he was endorsed by the National Organization for Women 5 and the Teamsters Local Union 769 6 He also was a featured speaker at the South Brevard NAACP s banquet dinner 7 He is a Member Delegate of the Space Coast Progressive Alliance and Vice President of the Brevard Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union 8 Space edit Rothblatt is an advocate for space public speaker on the advantageous of investing in space settlements and President of the Florida Space Development Council the National Space Society s local chapter 9 In a talk hosted by students from SEDS at the University of Michigan Rothblatt advocated that space exploration should not resemble the space race but should be an endeavor of international collaboration 1 In a congressional debate Rothblatt stated that he believes missions to the moon mars and asteroids should be a priority and under the right plan a 1 000 people could be in space within a decade 10 Space was such a significant part of Rothblatt s campaign BBC News ran a story covering both candidates position on space and titled it Florida s space race The politicians battling over the cosmos 11 Lisa Miller from New York magazine wrote that the first item on Rothblatt s platform is space 12 Rothblatt has written on various space topics including spacesteading 13 and panspermia 14 Transhumanism edit Rothblatt is a Pastor Community Organizer and member of the Board of Directors with the Terasem Movement 15 16 Rothblatt writes and speaks on transhumanist topics such as seasteading 17 18 cryonics 19 religion 20 mind uploading 21 and technological discrimination 22 23 Political campaigns editDuring the 2014 Midterm elections Rothblatt ran as a Democratic Party candidate against incumbent Bill Posey in Florida s 8th congressional district 24 Rothblatt qualified for the ballot by gathering 4 936 signatures the minimum required was 4 834 25 Issues of concern to him were technological unemployment protecting family values promoting education protecting the environment developing space and human rights 4 26 His belief in transhumanism and his family ties were both regularly covered by the media Jessica Roy from Time commented that his status as a member of Terasem may be just as difficult for his campaign as being a Democrat in the Republican majority district 27 During a campaign event gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist introduced him by saying Gabriel is the messenger that God sent 28 Others were critical of Rothblatt s campaign Katie Prill from the National Republican Congressional Committee wrote that his radical ideas are too extreme for Florida families 26 Posey s spokesman George Cecala stated that It all comes down to the real issue and that is Bill Posey is a conservative and Gabriel Rothblatt is a liberal 26 Posey won the election but Neely Tucker at the Washington Post called his campaign a respectable debut 29 and Dustin Ashley wrote that his campaign opens the door for other transhumanists to become part of the political action 30 SpacePAC edit Rothblatt was supported by SpacePAC a Political Action Committee PAC founded by his parents 26 Under campaign finance laws PACs are not permitted to collaborate with the candidate 26 Due to these restrictions the Rothblatts were not permitted to discuss the campaign together until the election was over 26 The New York Times criticized the PAC because it was run by his parents 31 USA Today reported that Rothblatt was unaware of his parents PAC until he saw yard signs promoting his candidacy 32 According to William Patrick from Watchdog org Posey knew of the family relationship between Rothblatt and the PAC but Posey declined to comment 33 Dave Berman from Florida Today noted that even with the support of SpacePAC Posey s campaign had far more funds than Rothblatt s campaign 34 Alex Leary from the Tampa Bay Times reported that SpacePAC was not the first PAC to be set up by a wealthy parents to support their child s campaign 35 References edit a b Nabeel Chollampat December 4 2014 Space exploration faces future funding hurdles The Michigan Daily Retrieved March 14 2015 a b c Biography Gabriel Rothblatt for Congress Gabriel Rothblatt For Congress Archived from the original on 2016 07 09 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link Fredreka Schouten July 18 2014 House bid a stepping stone for space focused candidate USA Today Retrieved March 14 2015 a b c Americans for Gabriel Rothblatt Democracy For America Retrieved March 14 2015 Meet the Dudes Women s Center in Brevard Archived from the original on December 31 2014 Retrieved March 14 2015 Teamsters Local Union 769 PDF Teamsters Joint Council 75 Retrieved March 14 2015 Sara Paulson October 16 2014 Brevard NAACP chapters set plans for annual banquets Florida Today Retrieved March 14 2015 Annual Elections Jan 8 2015 Space Coast Progressive Alliance Jan 3 2014 Retrieved March 14 2015 James Dean March 8 2015 NASA s MMS mission set to continue busy month at Cape Florida Today Retrieved March 8 2015 Dave Berman October 14 2014 Posey Rothblatt take their shots at congressional debate Florida Today Retrieved March 14 2015 Debbie Siegelbaum October 19 2014 Florida s space race The politicians battling over the cosmos BBC Retrieved March 14 2015 The Trans Everything CEO New York Magazine September 17 2014 Retrieved March 14 2015 Gabriel Rothblatt July 15 2012 Spacesteading May the Meek Inhabit the Cosmos Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies Retrieved March 14 2015 Gabriel Rothblatt August 24 2012 Are We Panspermia or Not Does Knowing Matter Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies Archived from the original on December 31 2014 Retrieved March 14 2015 Advisory Board Lifeboat Foundation Retrieved March 14 2015 Gabriel Rothblatt Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies Archived from the original on May 10 2015 Retrieved March 14 2015 Gabriel Rothblatt June 9 2012 How Can Seasteading End Somali Piracy Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies Archived from the original on December 31 2014 Retrieved March 14 2015 The Seasteading Conference The Seasteading Institute 2012 Retrieved March 14 2015 Gabriel Rothblatt April 6 2012 Don t Go To Sleep In The Cold Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies Archived from the original on December 31 2014 Retrieved March 14 2015 Gabriel Rothblatt June 7 2012 Is Transhumanism a Religion Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies Archived from the original on May 2 2015 Retrieved March 14 2015 Gabriel Rothblatt April 20 2012 Will We Have Multiple Selves in the Future Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies Archived from the original on December 31 2014 Retrieved March 14 2015 Gabriel Rothblatt July 20 2012 Steve Mann Assaulted at French McDonald s in world s first Cybernetic Hate Crime Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies Archived from the original on July 19 2015 Retrieved March 14 2015 Gabriel Rothblatt June 13 2012 Is the term Transhumanism a misnomer Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies Archived from the original on December 31 2014 Retrieved March 14 2015 Florida s 8th Congressional District Ballotpedia Retrieved March 14 2015 Candidates Petition Signatures 2014 General Elections Florida Division of Elections Retrieved March 14 2015 a b c d e f Scott Powers August 18 2014 Congressional candidate has faith in technology Orlando Sentinel Archived from the original on November 29 2014 Retrieved March 14 2015 Jessica Roy April 17 2014 The Rapture of the Nerds Time Retrieved March 14 2015 Dave Berman September 25 2014 Charlie Crist goes on the offensive in Melbourne Florida Today Retrieved March 14 2015 Neely Tucker December 12 2014 Martine Rothblatt She founded SiriusXM a religion and a biotech For starters Washington Post Retrieved March 14 2015 Gabriel Rothblatt Lost the Race transhumanity net November 5 2014 Retrieved March 14 2015 The Custom Made Super PAC New York Times August 3 2014 Retrieved March 14 2015 Fredreka Schouten and Christopher Schnaars July 18 2014 Some candidates super PACs are a family affair USA Today Retrieved March 14 2015 William Patrick July 29 2014 Democratic candidate gets 225 000 boost from sole super PAC donor his dad Watchdog org Archived from the original on December 16 2014 Retrieved March 14 2015 Dave Berman October 10 2014 Numbers don t look good for Brevard Democrats Florida Today Retrieved March 14 2015 Alex Leary October 28 2014 Florida congressional candidate gets Super PAC boost Tampa Bay Times Retrieved March 14 2015 External links editBallotpedia Ballotpedia profile Portals nbsp Politics nbsp United States Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gabriel Rothblatt amp oldid 1159484589, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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