Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mike Francis (politician)

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Extraordinary Writ (talk) 04:01, 4 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Mike Francis (politician)[edit]

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Subject does not automatically qualify as notable per WP:POLITICIAN; the references given here include his high school year book and WP:ROUTINE election results coverage, neither of which qualifies him as notable either. A loose necktie (talk) 00:15, 27 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Politicians and Louisiana. Shellwood (talk) 09:25, 27 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: Would PSC not qualify under WP:NPOL as a statewide-elected position? Curbon7 (talk) 13:44, 27 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- The PSC isn't elected statewide but rather based on Congressional districts. I'm unclear if it would fall under "members of legislative bodies." - Presidentman talk · contribs (Talkback) 15:27, 27 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Because Mike Francis was the chairman of the Republican Party of Louisiana from 1994 until 2000, he is absolutely notable.--RekishiEJ (talk) 14:19, 27 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Just because someone is a state party chair doesn't mean they're inherently notable, as neither WP:NPOL nor WP:POLOUTCOMES makes that distinction. In fact, POLOUTCOMES even says: "Leaders of major sub-national (state, province, prefecture, etc.) parties are usually deleted unless notability can be demonstrated for other reasons". Curbon7 (talk) 14:53, 27 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Soft Keep: He was elected to a state office. I understand that it's not a statewide election or a legislative body so he's not automatically WP:NPOL, but being elected to a state office and being a former party chair seems enough establish notability to me. --TulsaPoliticsFan (talk) 18:37, 27 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment being the chairman of an American state political party is not a claim to automatic notability as far as I am aware, I have seen numerous articles on such figures deleted previously. Devonian Wombat (talk) 02:16, 28 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Any further sources available that would establish a more solid footing for notability?
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 02:48, 3 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - Passes GNG per these articles from Louisiana newspapers: [1][2][3][4][5]. -Indy beetle (talk) 03:54, 3 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- This 1999 AP report on an intra-party feud also covers him a fair amount. -Indy beetle (talk) 05:02, 3 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- Addendum - I have added more information from RS to the article. Some of it probably counts as SIGCOV, some doesn't, but he was at the helm of one side in a years-long party feud (including the episode above) that garnered some media and academic attention in the 1990s. -Indy beetle (talk) 06:58, 3 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per sources provided above. —VersaceSpace 🌃 03:59, 3 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Keep based on the new sources added to the article. Presidentman talk · contribs (Talkback) 14:41, 3 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, the article has been improved since nomination. Hey man im josh (talk) 00:31, 4 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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