Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sean Bielat (3rd nomination)

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was redirect to 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts#District 4. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:04, 11 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Sean Bielat[edit]

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This article has been nominated twice. The first proposal (here) resulted in a recommendation to delete. It was found that his candidacy did not meet WP:POLITICIAN. The second proposal (here) resulted in "no consensus." That no consensus took place during the 2012 election in which he was a candidate. I believe the last decade has demonstrated that the first deletion was the correct call. There are two potential claims to notability here. The first is his two congressional candidacies on which I have a difficult time believing any historian will write in any meaningful context (as opposed to Evan McMullin or Christine O'Donnell. The second is a business career for which none of the companies are particularly notable. In the interest of avoiding recreations or editing numerous red links, this article should redirect to 2010_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts#District_4 Mpen320 (talk) 23:09, 4 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Businesspeople, Politicians, and Massachusetts. Shellwood (talk) 23:15, 4 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Even if, arguendo, candidates for the United States Senate were notable, House candidates are not. Again, it's different with a perennial candidate, who might be notable by iteration. There's some coverage, as with any Federal election, but not significant coverage. Bearian (talk) 19:02, 8 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to 2010_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts#District_4 Mpen320 (talk per nom, as a viable WP:ATD. An appropriate redirect target, given that his performance in that election (in terms of voting percentage) is his most successful to date. Per the nom and Bearcat, he fails the criteria of WP:NPOL and WP:GNG, and thus dosen't qualify for a standalone article. Sal2100 (talk) 22:36, 8 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.