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The result was a snowball close as keep. Consensus is that the subject meets WP:POLITICIAN. Noting also that the nominator has asked for a SNOW close and there are no other arguments for deletion. -- Malcolmxl5 ( talk) 16:36, 17 January 2016 (UTC) reply

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Fails WP:N. J^♯m ( talk |  contribs) 22:08, 12 January 2016 (UTC) reply

• Keep as it still meets WP:POLITICIAN. Connormah ( talk) 00:23, 13 January 2016 (UTC) reply
• Keep meets WP:POLITICIAN as elected member of national legislature. E.M.Gregory ( talk) 01:24, 13 January 2016 (UTC) reply

I don't think Washington is its own country. J^♯m ( talk |  contribs) 07:32, 14 January 2016 (UTC) reply

E.M. Gregory admittedly used the wrong word for what level of government Clarke served at, but WP:NPOL #1 does confer the same automatic notability on members of state or provincial legislatures as it does on members of national ones. Bearcat ( talk) 19:39, 16 January 2016 (UTC) reply

• Keep - Per above. Just several more citations and it should be a tip-top article. Parsley Man ( talk) 02:28, 13 January 2016 (UTC) reply

You're joking, right? Several more citations and it would be a worthy stub. J^♯m ( talk |  contribs) 07:32, 14 January 2016 (UTC) reply

• Keep Passes WP:POLITICIAN was a member of the Washington House of Representatives. Pharaoh of the Wizards ( talk) 03:20, 13 January 2016 (UTC) reply
• Keep per the rest; meets WP:POLITICIAN, as an elected member of the legislature. This is ready for a close, I think. Vanamonde93 ( talk) 17:30, 13 January 2016 (UTC) reply

I have to agree. Despite a few boilerplate comments that indicate some commenters haven't even looked at the article in question, I think I've learned a bit about the AfD process here. Thank you all for coming, let's SNOW this one closed. J^♯m ( talk |  contribs) 07:32, 14 January 2016 (UTC) reply

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. clpo13_{( talk)} 17:36, 16 January 2016 (UTC) reply

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Washington-related deletion discussions. clpo13_{( talk)} 17:36, 16 January 2016 (UTC) reply

• The article definitely needs improvement for both sourcing and substance, but members of state legislatures are considered notable per WP:NPOL #1. Keep and flag for improvement. Bearcat ( talk) 19:39, 16 January 2016 (UTC) reply

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