Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rochelle Mercedes Garza

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The result was keep‎. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 21:43, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Rochelle Mercedes Garza[edit]

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Nominee is not notable under WP:NPOL. Also fails WP:POLITICIAN as an unsuccessful candidate for political office does not create inherent notoriety Let'srun (talk) 18:45, 30 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Politicians, Women, Law, and Texas. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 19:11, 30 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Comment I could see an independent basis for meeting WP:GNG if there was more coverage like this about them doing notable things other than running for office. But, as is, she may not be over the line for notability. Heading a major civil rights group in Texas may be notable, but I'm not convinced by the sourcing.

Also, @Let'srun, wanted to let you know NPOL and POLITICIAN are the same policy. TulsaPoliticsFan (talk) 19:28, 30 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - I added a sourced sentence in the lead. She is one of the Commissioners on the United States Commission on Civil Rights. There are only five commissioners on that commission, so it's pretty important and prestigious to be a commissioner the United States Commission on Civil Rights. This means she had to have the background to carry the position. — Maile (talk) 20:39, 30 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Rochelle Mercedes Garza is one of the most notable Texas Democrats in the state. There are numerous references on her page that backs that up. Unfortunately @Let'srun seems to be set out on deleting dozens of pages for some reason & in each case that I have seen, the deletion would go against Wikipedia precedent. Garza's page has more references as to why she is notable then some actual sitting politicians & federal judges have. MIAJudges (talk) 03:13, 1 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Keep: the nominator might be correct in that WP:NPOL and an unsuccessful run for statewide office does not confer inherent notability, but the abundance of coverage of her both as part of her campaign and as part of her other work pushes it over the line for WP:GNG. The fact that she has been nominated but not confirmed is immaterial. Iseult^Δxparlez moi 06:52, 1 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Keep: The woman's work in the federal courts seems to have ended with her having a federal requirement named after her. That seems like enough to get her over the hump for me. Valereee (talk) 10:10, 1 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: Her role as Commissioner in the CCR and the coverage garnered by her campaign for AG, regardless of result, make this an easy choice. PraiseVivec (talk) 13:02, 1 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: Clearly there is significant coverage in reliable sources. Neutrality^talk 18:41, 1 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Her work as a lawyer and her appointment to the United States Commission on Civil Rights clear GNG. I think that some of the election section could be cleaned up, but she is a GNG meeting person who happened to run for office.--Mpen320 (talk) 03:43, 2 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - Once again, the nom's personal political POV has caused them to misapply notability standards. This nom needs to be trouted, at the very least. Beyond My Ken (talk) 04:16, 3 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. WP:RS, such as Politico[1], discuss the subject. It is clear that the subject passes WP:GNG. desmay (talk) 02:33, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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