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The result was delete. j⚛e decker ^talk 02:18, 21 May 2014 (UTC) reply

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Fails both WP:NPOL and WP:GNG. Coverage in local papers for his two unsuccessful runs for Congress, but nothing before or after or unrelated to those two campaigns.— alf laylah wa laylah ( talk) 22:53, 5 May 2014 (UTC) — alf laylah wa laylah ( talk) 22:53, 5 May 2014 (UTC) reply

• Delete - it's neutral, reasonably well-written and doesn't cover personal irrelevancies. It doesn't read like an autobiography or a puff-piece. It's exactly the sort of article we would be comfortable with were there more sources and were the subject to pass WP:NPOL. But he doesn't and we generally don't have articles for losing electoral candidates. In this instance, he didn't even make it to the primary during his second run so there isn't even the "major party candidate" notability that some argue should apply. A couple of lines in press here and there isn't enough to substantiate a pass against WP:GNG in my view. Stalwart 111 23:55, 5 May 2014 (UTC) reply

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Alabama-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k ( talk) 19:07, 7 May 2014 (UTC) reply

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Law-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k ( talk) 19:07, 7 May 2014 (UTC) reply

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k ( talk) 19:07, 7 May 2014 (UTC) reply

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, NorthAmerica ¹⁰⁰⁰ 14:45, 13 May 2014 (UTC) reply

• Delete per above. GoldenRing ( talk) 09:01, 15 May 2014 (UTC) reply

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