The result was keep. Sandstein 05:14, 17 May 2012 (UTC) reply
WP:BLP1E DelDrazo ( talk) 05:59, 9 May 2012 (UTC) Unsuccessful candidate for political office, with no strong claim of notability per WP:POLITICIAN otherwise. Note this is a recreated page previously deleted for lack of notability. As with many other unsuccessful candidates for office, WP:BLP1E also applies here if he can't credibly be shown to be particularly notable for anything else. reply
Strong Keep. On the WP:POLITICIAN section it notes the following: "Major local political figures who have received significant press coverage."
Madia was the candidate for the Democratic Party in a heavily contested district when the incumbent Republican had just retired and Democrats won a large number of seats nationally. This race garnered heavy attention both locally and nationally because Madia was perceived to have a significant chance of winning the seat. So I think this article qualifies for "Major local political figures who have received significant press coverage." I did a simple google search and found 25,000 hits for "Ashwin Madia," not exactly the most common name. Madia has been in the public eye since the elections as a columnist. This seems like an obvious keep. David Straub ( talk) 05:21, 10 May 2012 (UTC) reply
The result was keep. Sandstein 05:14, 17 May 2012 (UTC) reply
WP:BLP1E DelDrazo ( talk) 05:59, 9 May 2012 (UTC) Unsuccessful candidate for political office, with no strong claim of notability per WP:POLITICIAN otherwise. Note this is a recreated page previously deleted for lack of notability. As with many other unsuccessful candidates for office, WP:BLP1E also applies here if he can't credibly be shown to be particularly notable for anything else. reply
Strong Keep. On the WP:POLITICIAN section it notes the following: "Major local political figures who have received significant press coverage."
Madia was the candidate for the Democratic Party in a heavily contested district when the incumbent Republican had just retired and Democrats won a large number of seats nationally. This race garnered heavy attention both locally and nationally because Madia was perceived to have a significant chance of winning the seat. So I think this article qualifies for "Major local political figures who have received significant press coverage." I did a simple google search and found 25,000 hits for "Ashwin Madia," not exactly the most common name. Madia has been in the public eye since the elections as a columnist. This seems like an obvious keep. David Straub ( talk) 05:21, 10 May 2012 (UTC) reply