Complex sentence: During the 2014 U.S. Midterm elections, Gabriel Rothblatt was the first openly transhumanist to run for the U.S. Congress, and on October 2014, Zoltan Istvan announced his plan to run for President of the United States during the 2016 Presidential election.
Split into simpler sentences: During the 2014 U.S. Midterm elections, Gabriel Rothblatt was the first openly transhumanist to run for the U.S. Congress. On October 2014, Zoltan Istvan announced his plan to run for President of the United States during the 2016 Presidential election.