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The result was delete. Jo-Jo Eumerus ( talk) 14:14, 23 January 2020 (UTC) reply

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Resumé looking article for a non notable politician, businessman & engineer falling short of WP:NPOL & WP:BASIC and also does not seem to have any in-depth significant coverage in reliable sources hence does not scale WP:GNG either. Celestina007 ( talk) 11:44, 16 January 2020 (UTC) reply

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. Celestina007 ( talk) 11:44, 16 January 2020 (UTC) reply

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• Delete political candidate, fails WP:NPOL. SportingFlyer T· C 12:13, 16 January 2020 (UTC) reply
• Delete a non-notable candidate for public office. John Pack Lambert ( talk) 13:39, 16 January 2020 (UTC) reply
• Delete. People do not get Wikipedia articles just for standing as candidates in future elections they have not yet won — the notability test at WP:NPOL is holding a notable political office, not just running for one. But this makes no claim that he has preexisting notability for any reason that would have gotten him into Wikipedia independently of the candidacy, and cites not even remotely close to enough campaign coverage to make his candidacy more nationally special than everybody else's candidacies. Obviously no prejudice against recreation after election day if he wins the seat, but nothing here is a reason why he would already qualify to have a Wikipedia article today. Once again, with feeling: Wikipedia is not a free public relations database for aspiring politicians to advertise or promote their campaigns. Bearcat ( talk) 15:58, 16 January 2020 (UTC) reply
• Delete Very clear failure of standard on candidate notability. IceFishing ( talk) 11:18, 17 January 2020 (UTC) reply
• Delete per nom. The subject appears to be a well-established businessman but the sources do not rise to the level of notability for a Wikipedia article and therefore fails WP:GNG and WP:BIO. Also, as a political candidate, this does not meet WP:NPOL. - AuthorAuthor ( talk) 18:40, 17 January 2020 (UTC) reply
• Delete Article is more like a promotional biographical write-up than an encyclopedia entry. TH1980 ( talk) 05:28, 18 January 2020 (UTC) reply
• Delete. Non-notable candidate. People don't get articles for only being candidates, they have to have done something more significant. Lefcentreright Talk (plz ping) 11:42, 19 January 2020 (UTC) reply
• Delete pretty clear WP:NPOL fail. Best, GPL93 ( talk) 15:59, 20 January 2020 (UTC) reply
• Delete - run of the mill business person and candidate for next year. This is an SPA's first article in main-space, and appears to be a newbie error. We almost always delete articles about candidates, and that consensus is not likely to change by 2021. Bearian ( talk) 18:41, 22 January 2020 (UTC) reply

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