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| {{Other people|Samuel Sloan}} | |||
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| other_names = Mohammad Ismail Sloan | ||
| | birth_name = Samuel Howard Sloan | |||
| | residence = ], New York City<ref>{{cite web |first=Elizabeth |last=Djinis |url=http://nyc16.nytimes-institute.com/2016/05/27/candidate-sam-sloan/ |title=Sam Sloan Is Running for Congress … and President |date=May 27, 2016 |accessdate=June 20, 2016 }}</ref> | |||
| | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1944|09|07 |
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1944|09|07}} | ||
| | birth_place = ], |
| birth_place = ], U.S. | ||
| | alma_mater = ] (dropped out) | |||
| | known_for = Chess | |||
| | occupation = ] | |||
| | nationality = ] | |||
| | known_for = Winning a case ] before the ] | |||
| | occupation = Publisher | |||
| | party = ] (since 2023)<br/>] (2014–2023)<br/>] (2002–2014) | |||
| | religion = Muslim | |||
| | children = 3 | |||
| | party = ] | |||
| | other_names = Haji Mohammad Ismail Sloan | |||
| | spouse = Anda Baumanis ( m. 1978 - div. 1979) <br /> Honzagool (m. 1980) <br /> Kayo Kimura (m. 2002 - div. ?)<ref name=family>{{cite web |url=http://www.anusha.com/pafg01.htm |title=Sam Sloan's Big Combined Family Trees |publisher=anusha.com |accessdate=May 20, 2016 }}</ref> | |||
| | children = Peter Julius (b. 1978) <br /> Mary Rachel (b. 1979) <br /> Shamema Honzagool (b. 1981) <br /> Michael Rankoth (b. 1988) <br /> George Rankoth (b. 1990) <br /> Anusha Rankoth (b. 1991) <br /> Jessica Vithanage (b. 1988 d. 2010) <br /> Sandra Kimura (b. 2001) <ref name=family /> | |||
| |father = Leroy Bayfield Sloan | |||
| |mother = Dr. Marjorie Jacobson Sloan<ref name=family /> | |||
| | website = http://www.anusha.com/ | |||
| }} | }} | ||
| '''Samuel Howard Sloan''' (born September 7, 1944) is an American ], ] and ] |
'''Samuel Howard Sloan''' (born September 7, 1944), also known as '''Mohammad Ismail Sloan''', is an American ] and former ].<ref name="Hallman" /> In 1978, he won a case '']'' before the ], becoming the last non-lawyer to argue a case in front of the court before it prohibited the practice in 2013. He has unsuccessfully run or attempted to run for several political offices, including ]. | ||
| In 1970, Sloan established a registered ] that traded over-the-counter stocks and bonds. Sloan had no formal legal training but orally argued a case before the ] after litigating against the ] over policies regarding the trading of ]. The Court ruled in his favor, 9–0. Sloan is the last non-lawyer to argue before the court. | |||
| Between 2010 and 2016 ran unsuccessfully or attempted to run for several other city, state and national government political offices, including for President of the United States. | |||
| ==Early life and education== | ==Early life and education== | ||
| Sloan was born in ], and graduated from high school in 1962.<ref name="Hallman"/> He studied at the ], where he became president of the ] branch before dropping out.<ref>{{cite news |first=Michelle |last=Pitcher |url=http://www.dailycal.org/2015/02/13/brief-history-sexual-liberation-orgies-uc-berkeley/ |title=A brief history of sexual liberation, orgies at UC Berkeley |newspaper=] |date=February 13, 2015 |access-date=June 20, 2016 }}</ref><ref name="Hallman"/> | |||
| Sloan was born in ] in 1944 to attorney Leroy Bayfield Sloan and child psychiatrist Dr. Marjorie Jacobson Sloan.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.anusha.com/dr-marj.htm |title=Dr. Marjorie Jacobson Sloan, June 27, 1937 – May 16, 2002 |publisher=anusha.com |accessdate=June 1, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.anusha.com/leroy.htm |title=Leroy Bayfield Sloan, May 2, 1910 – January 19, 1986 |publisher=anusha.com |accessdate=June 1, 2010 }}</ref> His family later moved to ], where he graduated from ]. Sloan studied chess from an early age. He claims that he was a winner in the Virginia Science Talent Search and that he scored 800 in the Mathematics section of his ].<ref>{{cite web |first=Sam |last=Sloan |url=http://www.anusha.com/1sloan-2.htm |title=Qualification of Sam Sloan for USCF President |publisher=anusha.com |date=June 22, 1996 |accessdate=August 8, 2016 }}</ref> | |||
| Sloan began studying chess at age 7.<ref name="Hallman"/> In 1959, he was the youngest competitor in the National Capital Open Chess Tournament in ]<ref>{{cite news |title=Lone Woman, 54 Men Vie in Chess |work=The Evening Post |date=June 15, 1959 |first=Carl |last=Irving }}</ref> The ]'s database reports that he has played in 152 chess tournaments since 1991 and that his highest USCF rating was 2107 in 1997.<ref name=uschess>{{cite web |url=http://www.uschess.org/msa/MbrDtlTnmtHst.php?11115292 |title=US Chess MSA - Member Details (Tournament History): Sam Sloan |work=] |access-date=2020-11-30 }}</ref> | |||
| Sloan left Lynchburg in 1962 to study at ]; he majored in ] and later switched to ], but he left Berkeley in 1967 and did not graduate. At Berkeley he became one of the leaders of the Anti-War movement and promoted a branch of the ]. He held more than forty sexually liberal parties at 2545 Benvenue Avenue and 2714 Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley.<ref>{{cite news |first=Michelle |last=Pitcher |url=http://www.dailycal.org/2015/02/13/brief-history-sexual-liberation-orgies-uc-berkeley/ |title=A brief history of sexual liberation, orgies at UC Berkeley |newspaper=The Daily Californian |date=February 13, 2015 |accessdate=June 20, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://berkeleyplaques.org/e-plaque/sexual-freedom-league/ |title=Berkeley Historical Plaque Project - Sexual Freedom League |accessdate=August 1, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Sam |last=Sloan |url=http://www.anusha.com/lived.htm |title=Places where Sam Sloan has lived |accessdate=August 1, 2016 }}</ref> | |||
| ==Career== | ==Career== | ||
| Starting in 1968, Sloan worked for two years in the ] department at the ] investment banking firm ] In 1970, he established Samuel H. Sloan & Company, a registered broker-dealer primarily trading over-the-counter stocks and bonds.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}} The ] (SEC) brought civil actions against Sloan & Co. starting in 1971, alleging he had failed to maintain adequate books and records, and revoked his broker-dealer registration in 1975. After years of litigation, he prevailed in a case against the SEC at the U.S. Supreme Court in 1978, arguing his case '']''. He submitted a 175-page brief that ''The New Republic'' called a "singularly absurd and complicated document" with "far too many obfuscations and legal shenanigans".<ref name="Hallman"/> The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the "tacking" of 10-day summary suspension orders for an indefinite period was an abuse of the SEC's authority and a deprivation of due process. Sloan is the last non-lawyer to argue before the court, which prohibited that practice in 2013.<ref name="Hallman">{{Cite magazine|last=Hallman|first=J. C.|date=2020-06-11|title=When Mr. Sloan Went to Washington|magazine=] |url=https://newrepublic.com/article/158088/mr-sloan-went-washington|access-date=2020-09-11|issn=0028-6583|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200715124126/https://newrepublic.com/article/158088/mr-sloan-went-washington|archive-date=July 15, 2020}}</ref><ref name="SEC2">{{cite web |url=http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-supreme-court/436/103.html |title=SEC v. Samuel H. Sloan 436 U.S. 103 (1978) |access-date=June 1, 2010 | work=findlaw.com }}</ref><ref name="Mauro">{{cite web |url=http://www.americanlawyer.com/id=900005532593/Building-a-Better-Advocate |title=Building a Better Advocate |first=Tony |last=Mauro |work=The American Lawyer |date=October 11, 2002 |access-date=June 1, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820172253/http://www.americanlawyer.com/id=900005532593/Building-a-Better-Advocate |archive-date=August 20, 2016 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="Yahoo">{{cite news |first=Jessica |last=Gresko |url=https://news.yahoo.com/only-lawyers-now-argue-supreme-court-083024863.html |title=Only lawyers now can argue before Supreme Court |date=July 1, 2013 |work=] |access-date=June 20, 2016}}</ref> | |||
| In the 1980s, Sloan assumed control of ], a digital and print-on-demand publishing company.<ref name="Hallman"/> | |||
| Sloan claimed that, during the turmoil following the ], he was arrested on June 4, 1978 in ]. He claims that was soon transported to ] and spent one night there in police custody. He was then taken to ]. He was held there for two weeks and interrogated along with many others who he had encountered previously in Afghanistan all of whom were suspected of being his agents as he was supposedly the master spy. After realizing that he was suspected of being a spy and after the "Oscars" or low level police officers told him that many prisoners were being executed in the jail, he feared being executed himself and therefore he planned an escape, He claims to have later walked away from low-security confinement and to have escaped. He walked along the NorthEast side of the Helmand River by walking along the NorthEast side of the ] where he knew that there were no roads, towns or human habitation thereby making good his escape. Later via bus, narrowly evading police who were searching for him. He claimed to have traveled to Kandahar and Peshawar and finally entered Pakistan in September 1978.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.anusha.com/escape.htm |title=How I Escaped from Jail in Afghanistan |accessdate=November 15, 2016 }}</ref> | |||
| Sloan spent four years in the ] writing a chess column and running a computer store.<ref name="Hallman"/> In July 2006, he was elected to a one-year term on the executive board of the ] (USCF) after finishing in second place (the first-place finisher received a three-year term). In 2007, he ran for reelection to the board but was unsuccessful, finishing ninth out of 10 candidates.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}} He subsequently sued two officers of the board.<ref name="mcclain1"/><ref name="mcclain2">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/24/us/24dispute.html |title=Settlement in Dispute That Riveted the Chess World |work=] |first=Dylan Loeb |last=McClain |date=January 23, 2010 |access-date=2020-11-28 }}</ref> | |||
| Sloan has written in 1981 a lexicon of ], a language spoken in ], Pakistan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anusha.com/khow-dic.htm |title=Khowar English Dictionary |publisher=Anusha.com |accessdate=August 22, 2010}}</ref> Sloan had a minor role in a 1984 commercially produced film, '']'', that later became a video game, '']''.<ref>{{cite av media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=YzMNHdZMQls%7cSam |title=Mahjong Hourouki |accessdate=May 20, 2016 }}</ref> Since 1994, Sloan has operated ]. | |||
| ==Political campaigns== | |||
| Sloan is a chess journalist{{citation needed|date=November 2010}} and author. He claims to have traveled to 78 countries, primarily attending chess tournaments. During a speech on April 29, 2006 at a Libertarian Party of New York's convention Sam Sloan has claimed to have "won the World Championship of ] in Beijing, China, in 1988". He is rated an FM (Federation Master) by the World ] Association.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.xiangqibowl.net/wxc/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=77&Itemid=94 |title=Sam Sloan Xiangqi Game listing, XiangQi Masters Database, World Xiangqi Federation |accessdate=June 1, 2014 }}</ref> Sloan has competed in tournaments in Thai (]) and Japanese (]) chess.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}} | |||
| Sloan ran for the Libertarian nomination for governor of ] against attorney ] and former madam ]. By his own admission, he was not popular in the party and did not expect to win.<ref>{{cite news |last=Karlin |first=Rick |date=April 23, 2010 |url=http://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/25367/tomorrow-three-way-libertarian-smack-down-in-albany/ |title=Tomorrow: Three-way Libertarian smack-down in Albany! |work=] |access-date=April 23, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100426135808/http://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/25367/tomorrow-three-way-libertarian-smack-down-in-albany/ |archive-date=April 26, 2010 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> He lost the nomination to Redlich in a two-way battle, 27 votes to 17, after Davis refused to show up at the convention.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}} | |||
| In January 2012, Sloan announced his candidacy for the Libertarian Party's ].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2012/01/sam-sloan-announces-for-libertarian-party-presidential-nomination/ | title=Sam Sloan Announces For Libertarian Party Presidential Nomination | work=Independent Political Report | date=January 16, 2012 | access-date=January 26, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://images.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/fecimg/?P20004537 | title=Principal Campaign Committee:Committee to Elect Sam Sloan | publisher=] (FEC) | date=January 2012 | access-date=January 26, 2012}}</ref> ] won the nomination. | |||
| ===Libertarian party=== | |||
| From 2002 to 2006, Sloan was active in the ] attempting to influence its policy agenda and candidate nominations. In an April 30, 2006, email to ]'s ] mailing list, an individual claiming to be Sloan announced his intention to seek the ] nomination for ] State. In 2006 Sloan was elected as an officer to the ] County Committee as Director of Media Relations. He was not re-elected to that position in 2007. He was a delegate to the ] and the ]. On May 25, 2008 in ], Colorado, Sloan was nominated to the National Committee of the Libertarian Party and made a speech addressing the ].<ref>{{YouTube|XBYdUvz4DPg|Video: Sam Sloan Interviewed on the Harold Channer Show}} June 19, 2008</ref> | |||
| In November 2013, Sloan was on the ballot for the ], as an independent on the War Veterans line; he received 166 votes (0.02%).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://vote.nyc.ny.us/downloads/pdf/results/2013/2013GeneralElection/00001100000Citywide%20Mayor%20Citywide%20Recap.pdf|title=Statement and Return Report for Certification - General Election - November 5, 2013 |publisher=] |access-date=January 2, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nyccfb.info/public/voter-guide/general_2013/intro_mayor.aspx|title=2013 NYC Voter Guide: Mayor|year=2013|publisher=] |access-date=2020-11-28}}</ref> | |||
| ===Election to USCF Board=== | |||
| In July 2006, Sloan was elected to the Executive Board of the ] (USCF). He advocated a major expansion of ], stating that the USCF should establish a program to certify school chess teachers. He criticized the USCF's recent move from ] to ]. As second-place finisher (out of five) in the special election, Sloan was elected to a one-year term on the board (the first-place finisher received a three-year term). Sloan's term of service began in August 2006. In 2007, Sloan ran for reelection to the USCF Executive Board, but was unsuccessful, finishing a distant ninth out of ten candidates. On October 2, 2007, Sloan filed suit in the ] seeking to overturn the results of the 2007 USCF election, and alleging that more than 2,000 obscene "Fake Sam Sloan" newsgroup postings prior to the election had been made by a rival candidate.<ref>{{cite web |first=Dylan |last=Loeb McClain |url=http://gambit.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/29/drive-to-recall-member-of-chess-federations-board-is-under-way/ |title=Drive to Recall Member of Chess Federation's Board Is Under Way |date=March 23, 2008 |accessdate=June 1, 2008 }}</ref> On August 28, 2008, US District Judge Denny Chin dismissed the suit ] pursuant to ] 12(b)(1), 12(b)(2) and 12(b)(6).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/Rule12.htm |title=Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: Rule 12 |publisher=Law.cornell.edu |accessdate=February 1, 2012}}</ref> The ] affirmed the dismissal but modified it, saying that it was "without prejudice" as the case had not gone to a hearing. | |||
| In June 2014, Sloan ran for the Democratic nomination for ] against incumbent ]. Serrano won, 91% to 9%. Later that summer, he attempted to submit petitions for the ], one for the Democratic primary (with Nenad Bach as his running mate) and another an "ambush" of the Libertarian Party line similar to the one he attempted in 2010 (with ] as the running mate). Both petitions were ruled invalid.<ref name=rem>{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.ny.gov:8080/reports/rwservlet?cmdkey=whofiled |title=Candidate Petition List (PDF) |publisher=elections.ny.gov |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141117211740/http://www.elections.ny.gov:8080/reports/rwservlet?cmdkey=whofiled |access-date=September 26, 2014|archive-date=2014-11-17 }}</ref> | |||
| ===USENET postings incident=== | |||
| On April 3, 2008, posts appeared on ], apparently placed by Mr. Sloan, claiming that some of his websites had been closed down by law enforcement in ], apparently because Sloan listed the home addresses of parties involved in his long-running but ] child custody dispute involving his daughter. The USENET posting mentions County investigator Christopher Smith. During that same time, Smith was conducting a broad campaign against Internet crime in the State.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.legalspring.com/articles/misc-legal/20080403/568227_Amherst-County-Sheri.html |title=Amherst County Sheriff shuts down Sam Sloan's websites |date=April 3, 2008 |accessdate=June 1, 2008 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713195419/http://www.legalspring.com/articles/misc-legal/20080403/568227_Amherst-County-Sheri.html |archivedate=July 13, 2011 |deadurl=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://law.justia.com/codes/virginia/2006/toc1802000/18.2-186.4.html |title=§ 2006 Code of Virginia § 18.2-186.4 - Use of a person\'s identity with the intent to coerce, intimidate, or harass; penalty |publisher=justia.com |accessdate=February 1, 2012}}</ref> | |||
| In 2016, Sloan paid $1,000 to enter the Democratic presidential primary in New Hampshire but was not nominated.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/01/25/the-existential-pleasures-of-the-lesser-known-candidates-presidential-debate/ |title=The existential pleasures of the Lesser Known Candidates presidential debate |newspaper=] |first=David |last=Weigel |date=January 25, 2016 |access-date=2020-11-28 }}</ref> He was also a candidate in the 2016 Democratic primary for Congress in ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uselections.com/ny/ny.htm |title=2016 New York Elections, Primary, Candidates, Races and Voting |access-date=June 20, 2016 |work=uselections.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Patrick |last=Rocchio |url=http://www.bxtimes.com/stories/2016/25/25-13cd-2016-06-17-bx.html |title=13th Congressional district primary June 28 |date=June 17, 2016 |access-date=June 20, 2016 |work=]}}</ref> He received 197 votes (0.46%), placing eighth out of nine candidates. ] won.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nyenr.elections.state.ny.us/ |title=NYS Board of Elections Unofficial Election Night Results |date=June 29, 2016 |access-date=June 29, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131107220743/http://nyenr.elections.state.ny.us/ |archive-date=November 7, 2013 |df=mdy-all |work=] }}</ref> | |||
| ===2010 New York gubernatorial candidacy=== | |||
| Sloan renewed his bid for governor in the ], facing off against attorney ] and former madam ]. Sloan, by his own admission, was not popular within the ] and did not expect to win the nomination.<ref>{{cite news |last=Karlin |first=Rick |date=April 23, 2010 |url=http://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/25367/tomorrow-three-way-libertarian-smack-down-in-albany/ |title=Tomorrow: Three-way Libertarian smack-down in Albany! |work=Albany Times Union |accessdate=April 23, 2010 }}</ref> He has testified that a faction in the party who opposed non-Libertarian Redlich's nomination needed another candidate. Sloan eventually lost the nomination to Redlich in a two-way battle, by a vote of 27 for Redlich and 17 for Sloan, after Davis refused to show up at the convention. Despite his failure to secure the nomination, Sloan was the first to submit petitions to the board of elections with the Libertarian Party line, which effectively gives him the nomination; the down-ballot selections on Sloan's petitions are identical to those confirmed by the party committee. However, because his petitions failed to contain anywhere near the requisite 15,000 signatures, the nomination will go to Redlich; it has been speculated that Sloan is using the ploy to file a lawsuit against Redlich in his long-running dispute with the state Libertarian Party.<ref>{{cite web |last=Wilder |first=Kimberly |date=August 13, 2010 |url=http://wilderside.wordpress.com/2010/08/12/libertarian-sam-sloan-files-for-governor-of-ny/ |title=Libertarian Sam Sloan files for Governor of NY |accessdate=August 15, 2010 }}</ref> Prior to the November elections, ] Davis's campaign manager, claims that Sloan fed him information that Stone passed on to a group entitled "People for a Safer New York", who created a flyer labeling Redlich a "sexual predator".<ref>{{cite web |last=Stone |first=Roger |date=November 4, 2010 |url=http://stonezone.com/article.php?id=375 |title=Libertarian Payback |work=StoneZone.com |accessdate=November 4, 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718094041/http://stonezone.com/article.php?id=375 |archivedate=July 18, 2011 |deadurl=yes }}</ref> | |||
| Sloan unsuccessfully ran for president again in 2020 as a Democrat.<ref name="Hallman"/> He later ran in the Democratic primary for ], one of several challengers to incumbent first-term Representative ], but lost with 2.2% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sam Sloan |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Sam_Sloan |website=] |access-date=20 May 2020 |language=en}}</ref> | |||
| ===Mentions in 2011 media=== | |||
| In a 2011 book about ], ] wrote "Aided by an eidetic memory, was the last non-lawyer to argue a case before the United States Supreme Court – a case he won. Bobby trusted him."{{sfn |Brady |2011 |page=173}} | |||
| Sloan appeared on the New Hampshire primary ballot for the Republican nomination for the ], receiving just 7 individual votes.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Leonard |first=Collin |date=2022-12-01 |title=The strangest 2024 presidential candidates you've never heard of |url=https://www.deseret.com/2022/11/30/23460850/2024-lesser-known-presidential-candidates |access-date=2024-01-09 |work=Deseret News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Saperstone |first1=Jeff |last2=Palumbo |first2=Alysha |title=Key takeaways from Tuesday's NH primary: Haley vows to fight on despite Trump victory |url=https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/key-takeaways-from-tuesdays-nh-primary-haley-vows-to-fight-on-despite-trump-victory/3256706/ |work=NBC Boston |date=January 24, 2024}}</ref> | |||
| Three dialogues with Sloan are incorporated in the 2011 documentary '']''. | |||
| Sloan tied for the lead in the 3rd round of the 2011 World Championship of ] (the total number of rounds or his final result was not stated). | |||
| Sloan won the 2011 ] in Senior Division (of two entries) at the ] in ], China.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldmemorychampionship.com/ |title=The Official Website for the World's Greatest Test of Memory Founded in 1991 by Tony Buzan & Raymond Keene OBE The Official website of the World Memory Championships |publisher=Worldmemorychampionship.com |date=October 26, 1991 |accessdate=February 1, 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120203220325/http://worldmemorychampionship.com/ |archivedate=February 3, 2012 |deadurl=yes}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.world-memory-statistics.com/competition.php?id=wsmc2011 |title=World Senior Memory Championship 2011 |accessdate=June 25, 2016 }}</ref> | |||
| ===2012 presidential candidacy=== | |||
| In January 2012, Sloan announced his candidacy for the Libertarian Party's ].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2012/01/sam-sloan-announces-for-libertarian-party-presidential-nomination/ | title=Sam Sloan Announces For Libertarian Party Presidential Nomination | work=Independent Political Report | date=January 16, 2012 | accessdate=January 26, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://images.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/fecimg/?P20004537 | title=Principal Campaign Committee:Committee to Elect Sam Sloan | publisher=] (FEC) | date=January 2012 | accessdate=January 26, 2012}}</ref> He lost the nomination to ]. | |||
| ===2013 mayoral candidacy=== | |||
| In November 2013, Sloan was on the ballot for the ], as an independent under the ''War Veterans'' line; he received 166 votes (0.02%, or 1/5,000 of the total vote).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://vote.nyc.ny.us/downloads/pdf/results/2013/2013GeneralElection/00001100000Citywide%20Mayor%20Citywide%20Recap.pdf|title=Statement and Return Report for Certification - General Election - November 5, 2013 |publisher=Board of Elections in the City of New York|accessdate=January 2, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nyccfb.info/public/voter-guide/general_2013/intro_mayor.aspx|title=2013 NYC Voter Guide: Mayor|publisher=}}</ref> | |||
| ===Xiangqi championships=== | |||
| Sloan competed in the ] in 2013 and 2015, held in ], ] and in ], ] respectively. | |||
| ===2014 candidacies=== | |||
| In June 2014, Sloan ran for the Democratic nomination for ], against incumbent ]. He lost the primary election by 91% to 9%. | |||
| Later that summer, Sloan attempted to submit petitions for the ], one for the Democratic primary (with Nenad Bach as the running mate) and another an "ambush" of the Libertarian Party line similar to the one he attempted in 2010 (with ] as the running mate). Both petitions were ruled invalid.<ref name=rem>{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.ny.gov:8080/reports/rwservlet?cmdkey=whofiled |title=Candidate Petition List |publisher=elections.ny.gov|accessdate=September 26, 2014}}</ref> | |||
| ===2016 presidential candidacy=== | |||
| On September 29, 2015 Sloan filed with the FEC to run for the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/515/201509300300024515/201509300300024515.pdf|title= Sam Sloan FEC filing|date=September 29, 2015|work=FEC|accessdate=October 20, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fec.gov/press/resources/2016presidential_form2pty.shtml|title=2016 Presidential Form 2 Filers|publisher=}}</ref> He was only on the ] ballot and received 15 votes. He lost to ] on July 26, 2016. | |||
| ===2016 Congressional candidacy=== | |||
| In 2016, Sloan ran in the Democratic primary for US Congress | |||
| in the ] (upper Manhattan/lower Bronx area).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uselections.com/ny/ny.htm |title=2016 New York Elections, Primary, Candidates, Races and Voting |accessdate=June 20, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Patrick |last=Rocchio |url=http://www.bxtimes.com/stories/2016/25/25-13cd-2016-06-17-bx.html |title=13th Congressional district primary June 28 |date=June 17, 2016 |accessdate=June 20, 2016 }}</ref> The primary was held June 28, 2016 and he received 197 votes (0.46%), placing 8th in a field of 9 candidates and losing to ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nyenr.elections.state.ny.us/ |title=NYS Board of Elections Unofficial Election Night Results |date=June 29, 2016 |accessdate=June 29, 2016 }}</ref> | |||
| ==Political positions== | |||
| Sloan has stated several political positions in his campaign, including:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi8-7xO_Uk9eXJMHL2io_aw |title=Sam Sloan Candidate For U.S. Presidency 2016 |accessdate=May 22, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://2016presidentialinterviews.wordpress.com/2015/10/07/sam-sloan-d-for-president-2016-presidential-candidate-interview-audio/ |title=Sam Sloan (D) For President 2016 Presidential Candidate Interview |date=October 7, 2015 |accessdate=June 20, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Sam |last=Sloan |url=http://www.anusha.com/sam4pres.htm |title=Sam Sloan Runs for President, here is his platform |publisher=anusha.com |accessdate=June 20, 2016 }}</ref> | |||
| * Drugs: support for the legalization of marijuana, but not other drugs | |||
| * Foreign policy: | |||
| ** general isolationist but with continues U.S. military presence in South Korea | |||
| ** supports the ] with Iran | |||
| * Estate tax: supports the restoration of ] to pre-Bush levels | |||
| * Adoptee rights: supports the right of every adult who was an adoptee in every U.S. state to have access to their original birth certificate and thus know the names of their biological parents | |||
| * Illegal immigration: | |||
| ** supports all immigrants in all U.S. states to be able to obtain a drivers license | |||
| ** supports the strengthening of immigration controls | |||
| * Economy | |||
| ** generally supports the economic policies of the Obama administration | |||
| ** supports the ] | |||
| ** supports the continuation but not the expansion of ] | |||
| ==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
| Sloan has married five women.<ref name="Hallman"/> In 1976, he converted to ] and changed his name to Mohammad Ismail Sloan, though he continued to also use the name Sam Sloan.<ref name="Hallman" /> In 1986, he was accused of kidnapping his daughter by the couple who had adopted her.<ref name="Hallman" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nationmultimedia.com/special/shamema/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010215015926/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/special/shamema/ |archive-date=2001-02-15 |title="Kidnapped" US girl held in Bangkok |work=The Nation nationmultimedia.com |date=September 12, 1990 |access-date=2020-11-28 }}</ref> He was convicted of attempted kidnapping in 1992 and served 18 months in a Virginia prison.<ref name="mcclain1">{{cite news |last1=McClain |first1=Dylan Loeb |title=Chess Group Officials Accused of Using Internet to Hurt Rivals |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/08/nyregion/08chess.html |access-date=27 November 2020 |work=] |date=8 October 2007}}</ref> | |||
| Sloan has been married three times. Sloan's second wife, Honzagool, was a native of ] (]) and they had a daughter named Shamema.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anusha.com/ |title=Sam Sloan's Home Page |publisher=Anusha.com |accessdate=August 22, 2010}}</ref> Sloan and Honzagool soon separated and Sloan left New York for Virginia with Shamema, leaving Shamema in the care of a Virginia couple, while Honzagool returned to Chitral. Sloan was subsequently locked into a child custody struggle, which lasted several years, with that Virginia couple over that same daughter. On September 5, 1991, during an attempt to regain custody of his daughter Shamema, Sloan was arrested. Sloan was convicted of attempted ] of Shamema and spent 18 months in state prison.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.anusha.com/judgego.htm |title=92 Civ. 2388 (RJD) Report and recommendation |publisher=anusha.com |date=June 28, 1993 |first=Marilyn |last=Go |accessdate=June 1, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.courts.state.va.us/courts/ |title=Virginia Court System |accessdate=June 29, 2016 }} On menu, pick Case Status Information/Circuit Court/Case Information. Pick Lynchburg Circuit Court. That should arrive at . Enter case number CR91003195-00 on form and press Case Number Inquiry.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://law.justia.com/codes/virginia/2006/toc1802000/18.2-47.html |title=§ 18.2–47 of the Code of Virginia: Abduction and kidnapping defined; punishment |publisher=justia.com |accessdate=February 1, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://law.justia.com/codes/virginia/2006/toc1802000/18.2-26.html |title=§ 18.2–26 of the Code of Virginia: Attempts to commit noncapital felonies; how punished |publisher=justia.com |accessdate=February 1, 2012}}</ref> | |||
| One of Sloan's daughters, Jessica Vithanage Sloan, died December 18, 2010 of a '']'' infection. | |||
| Shamema served as a US Marine (4 years and six months) during the Iraq war and married a former Marine. | |||
| Sloan lives in Morris Heights, the Bronx with his girlfriend. | |||
| As of 2016, Sloan's FIDE chess rankings were 1896 and 1923 for blitz.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=2030390 |title=Sloan, Sam FIDE Chess Profile - Players Arbiters Trainers< |accessdate=November 28, 2016 }}</ref> | |||
| ==Books== | |||
| * ''Khowar English Dictionary'' (as Mohammad Ismail Sloan, 1981) (originally published in Pakistan) (reprint in 2006 by Ishi Press) ISBN 0-923891-15-3 | |||
| * ''Chinese Chess for Beginners'' (1989) ISBN 0-923891-11-0 | |||
| * ''How to Take over an American Public Company'' (1992) ISBN 1-881373-01-0 | |||
| * ''The Farm Book by Thomas Jefferson with light notes and annotations by Sam Sloan'' ISBN 0-923891-80-3 | |||
| * ''Sam Sloan Teaches A+ 50 Helpful Questions'' ISBN 0-923891-06-4 | |||
| ==Court cases== | |||
| Among his cases that petitioned or reached the federal level are: | |||
| * Sloan v. ], 60 FRD 228 (1973) <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.anusha.com/sl-nixon.htm |title=Sloan vs. Nixon, 60 FRD 228 (1973) |publisher=anusha.com |accessdate=June 25, 2016 }}</ref> | |||
| * ] v. Sloan, 436 US 103 (1978) <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.anusha.com/sec.htm |title=SEC v. Sloan |publisher=anusha.com |accessdate=February 1, 2012}}</ref> | |||
| * Sloan v. ], No. 95-8909 (1995)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.anusha.com/certior.htm |title=Sloan vs. Virginia, No. 95-8909 |publisher=anusha.com |accessdate=June 25, 2016 }}</ref> | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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| ===Cited texts=== | |||
| *{{cite book | first=Frank |last=Brady |title=Endgame: The Spectacular Rise and Fall of Bobby Fischer |isbn=978-0-307-46390-6 |author-link=Frank Brady (writer) |year=2011 |publisher=Crown |ref={{sfnRef|Brady|2011}} }} | |||
| ==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| {{commons category|Sam Sloan}} | {{commons category|Sam Sloan}} | ||
| * {{Official website|http://samsloan.com}} | |||
| * {{chessgames player|id=10021}} | |||
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| * {{Official website |anusha.com}} | |||
| * {{C-SPAN|Sam Sloan}} | |||
| * http://samsloan.com/ | |||
| * {{IMDb name |0806012}} | * {{IMDb name |0806012}} | ||
| * {{ballotpedia |Sam_Sloan}} | * {{ballotpedia |Sam_Sloan}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:26, 25 November 2024
American perennial candidate| Sam Sloan | |
|---|---|
 Sloan in 2014 | |
| Born | Samuel Howard Sloan (1944-09-07) September 7, 1944 (age 80) Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Other names | Mohammad Ismail Sloan |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley (dropped out) |
| Occupation | Broker-dealer |
| Known for | Winning a case pro se before the U.S. Supreme Court |
| Political party | Republican (since 2023) Democratic (2014–2023) Libertarian (2002–2014) |
| Children | 3 |
Samuel Howard Sloan (born September 7, 1944), also known as Mohammad Ismail Sloan, is an American perennial candidate and former broker-dealer. In 1978, he won a case pro se before the United States Supreme Court, becoming the last non-lawyer to argue a case in front of the court before it prohibited the practice in 2013. He has unsuccessfully run or attempted to run for several political offices, including President of the United States.
Early life and education
Sloan was born in Richmond, Virginia, and graduated from high school in 1962. He studied at the University of California, Berkeley, where he became president of the Sexual Freedom League branch before dropping out.
Sloan began studying chess at age 7. In 1959, he was the youngest competitor in the National Capital Open Chess Tournament in Washington, D.C. The United States Chess Federation's database reports that he has played in 152 chess tournaments since 1991 and that his highest USCF rating was 2107 in 1997.
Career
Starting in 1968, Sloan worked for two years in the over-the-counter trading department at the Wall Street investment banking firm Hayden, Stone & Co. In 1970, he established Samuel H. Sloan & Company, a registered broker-dealer primarily trading over-the-counter stocks and bonds. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought civil actions against Sloan & Co. starting in 1971, alleging he had failed to maintain adequate books and records, and revoked his broker-dealer registration in 1975. After years of litigation, he prevailed in a case against the SEC at the U.S. Supreme Court in 1978, arguing his case pro se. He submitted a 175-page brief that The New Republic called a "singularly absurd and complicated document" with "far too many obfuscations and legal shenanigans". The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the "tacking" of 10-day summary suspension orders for an indefinite period was an abuse of the SEC's authority and a deprivation of due process. Sloan is the last non-lawyer to argue before the court, which prohibited that practice in 2013.
In the 1980s, Sloan assumed control of Ishi Press, a digital and print-on-demand publishing company.
Sloan spent four years in the United Arab Emirates writing a chess column and running a computer store. In July 2006, he was elected to a one-year term on the executive board of the United States Chess Federation (USCF) after finishing in second place (the first-place finisher received a three-year term). In 2007, he ran for reelection to the board but was unsuccessful, finishing ninth out of 10 candidates. He subsequently sued two officers of the board.
Political campaigns
Sloan ran for the Libertarian nomination for governor of New York in 2010 against attorney Warren Redlich and former madam Kristin M. Davis. By his own admission, he was not popular in the party and did not expect to win. He lost the nomination to Redlich in a two-way battle, 27 votes to 17, after Davis refused to show up at the convention.
In January 2012, Sloan announced his candidacy for the Libertarian Party's 2012 presidential nomination. Gary Johnson won the nomination.
In November 2013, Sloan was on the ballot for the New York City mayoral election, as an independent on the War Veterans line; he received 166 votes (0.02%).
In June 2014, Sloan ran for the Democratic nomination for New York's 15th congressional district against incumbent José E. Serrano. Serrano won, 91% to 9%. Later that summer, he attempted to submit petitions for the 2014 gubernatorial election, one for the Democratic primary (with Nenad Bach as his running mate) and another an "ambush" of the Libertarian Party line similar to the one he attempted in 2010 (with Tom Stevens as the running mate). Both petitions were ruled invalid.
In 2016, Sloan paid $1,000 to enter the Democratic presidential primary in New Hampshire but was not nominated. He was also a candidate in the 2016 Democratic primary for Congress in New York's 13th congressional district. He received 197 votes (0.46%), placing eighth out of nine candidates. Adriano Espaillat won.
Sloan unsuccessfully ran for president again in 2020 as a Democrat. He later ran in the Democratic primary for New York's 14th US congressional district, one of several challengers to incumbent first-term Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, but lost with 2.2% of the vote.
Sloan appeared on the New Hampshire primary ballot for the Republican nomination for the 2024 United States presidential election, receiving just 7 individual votes.
Personal life
Sloan has married five women. In 1976, he converted to Islam and changed his name to Mohammad Ismail Sloan, though he continued to also use the name Sam Sloan. In 1986, he was accused of kidnapping his daughter by the couple who had adopted her. He was convicted of attempted kidnapping in 1992 and served 18 months in a Virginia prison.
References
- ^ Hallman, J. C. (2020-06-11). "When Mr. Sloan Went to Washington". The New Republic. ISSN 0028-6583. Archived from the original on July 15, 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
- Pitcher, Michelle (February 13, 2015). "A brief history of sexual liberation, orgies at UC Berkeley". The Daily Californian. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- Irving, Carl (June 15, 1959). "Lone Woman, 54 Men Vie in Chess". The Evening Post.
- "US Chess MSA - Member Details (Tournament History): Sam Sloan". United States Chess Federation. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
- "SEC v. Samuel H. Sloan 436 U.S. 103 (1978)". findlaw.com. Retrieved June 1, 2010.
- Mauro, Tony (October 11, 2002). "Building a Better Advocate". The American Lawyer. Archived from the original on August 20, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2007.
- Gresko, Jessica (July 1, 2013). "Only lawyers now can argue before Supreme Court". Yahoo! News. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- ^ McClain, Dylan Loeb (8 October 2007). "Chess Group Officials Accused of Using Internet to Hurt Rivals". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- McClain, Dylan Loeb (January 23, 2010). "Settlement in Dispute That Riveted the Chess World". The New York Times. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
- Karlin, Rick (April 23, 2010). "Tomorrow: Three-way Libertarian smack-down in Albany!". Albany Times Union. Archived from the original on April 26, 2010. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
- "Sam Sloan Announces For Libertarian Party Presidential Nomination". Independent Political Report. January 16, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
- "Principal Campaign Committee:Committee to Elect Sam Sloan". Federal Election Commission (FEC). January 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
- "Statement and Return Report for Certification - General Election - November 5, 2013" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
- "2013 NYC Voter Guide: Mayor". New York City Campaign Finance Board. 2013. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
- "Candidate Petition List (PDF)". elections.ny.gov. Archived from the original on 2014-11-17. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
- Weigel, David (January 25, 2016). "The existential pleasures of the Lesser Known Candidates presidential debate". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
- "2016 New York Elections, Primary, Candidates, Races and Voting". uselections.com. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- Rocchio, Patrick (June 17, 2016). "13th Congressional district primary June 28". Bronx Times-Reporter. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- "NYS Board of Elections Unofficial Election Night Results". New York State Board of Elections. June 29, 2016. Archived from the original on November 7, 2013. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
- "Sam Sloan". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- Leonard, Collin (2022-12-01). "The strangest 2024 presidential candidates you've never heard of". Deseret News. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
- Saperstone, Jeff; Palumbo, Alysha (January 24, 2024). "Key takeaways from Tuesday's NH primary: Haley vows to fight on despite Trump victory". NBC Boston.
- ""Kidnapped" US girl held in Bangkok". The Nation nationmultimedia.com. September 12, 1990. Archived from the original on 2001-02-15. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
External links
- Official website
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Sam Sloan at IMDb
- Sam Sloan at Ballotpedia
- Sam Sloan rating card at FIDE
- Sam Sloan player profile and games at Chessgames.com
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