Sloan Bashinsky Jr

Sloan Bashinsky, Jr

Sloan Y. Bashinsky, Jr (born October 7, 1942 in Birmingham) is an author and former candidate for Mayor of Key West, Florida.

Bashinsky is the son of former Golden Flake CEO Sloan Bashinsky, Sr. He earned his bachelor's degree in economics at Vanderbilt University and his juris doctorate at the University of Alabama School of Law, where he also completed an LL.M in tax law. He served as a marketing and advertising director for Golden Flake and practiced law in Birmingham.

Bashinsky is the author of several books on real estate, law and other topics.

In 2000 Bashinsky relocated to Key West, Florida and was, for a time, homeless. He ran for mayor in 2007 and 2009, pledging to create a nude beach. He finished last in both races.

Publications

• Bashinsky, Sloan (1984) Home Buyers: Lambs to the Slaughter? Prentice Hall ISBN 0671557297
• Bashinsky, Sloan (1985) Selling Your Home Sweet Home. Simon & Schuster ISBN 0671602136
• Bashinsky, Sloan (1986) Kill All the Lawyers? a Client's Guide to Hiring, Firing, Using, and Suing Lawyers. Prentice-Hall ISBN 0671604686
• Bashinsky, Sloan (1990) The High Legal Road: A New Approach to Legal Problems. Essential Books ISBN 0929077997
• Bashinsky, Sloan (1992) Prisons & Freedom. self-published
• Bashinsky, Sloan (n. d.) A Few Remarkable People I Have Known. self-published
• Bashinsky, Sloan (2006) Heavy Wait: A Strange Tale. self-published/PublishAmerica ISBN 1424159644

References

• Kinney, Sean (February 27, 2009) "Group wants to improve Higgs Beach" Key West Keynoter
• Koler, Josie (September 5, 2009) "Elections 2009: Key West Mayoral Races." Keys Weekly

External links

• Good Morning Key West weblog