Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Brad Lander

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 no consensus. King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 00:49, 18 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Brad Lander

local politician, has not yet won a significant election. DGG (talk) 02:18, 4 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - Sorry to disagree with DGG, but I find, after a Google News search, as shown here, [1]], that Mr. Lander has gained enough coverage in thrid party - creditable - verifiable and independent souerces, outside the election, to qualify under our :notability guidelines for inclusion here on Wikipedia. Thanks. ShoesssS ^Talk 02:31, 4 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. -- I'^mperator 23:08, 4 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - Mr. Lander seems to have notable, significant, sustained, and verifiable coverage to qualify under wikipedia's terms. He also has won several awards throughout his career by credible institutions, outside of his candidacy for office. TM —Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.59.17.2 (talk) 15:09, 6 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 02:30, 11 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Seems to meet [[WP:N] not enormously but it does meet it. Jamesofur (talk) 06:24, 11 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Its not necessarily true that a person must win an election in order to have a Notable impact on politics. Eugene V. Debs is (an admittedly far more Notable) example of a perennial loser, who never-the-less was a very Notable and significant figure on the American political scene. The subject of this article seems to have substantial coverage in Reliable sources. KevinOKeeffe (talk) 21:36, 11 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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WP:POLITICIAN. Chuthya (talk) 14:00, 12 August 2009 (UTC)[reply
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Delete most of the news sources seem to be due to his job as head of an environmental agency meaning that he sometimes contributes a quote. This is different from there being substantial coverage of him as a person. Valenciano (talk) 19:46, 12 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comment- Which actually strengthens my argument that Mr. Lander has gained coverage outside of just running for office. Combining all the factors circumstance/incidents/ and media coverage of multiple roles he has played in life lends itself to establishing notability under Wikipedia's current guidelines. ThanksShoesssS ^Talk 01:36, 13 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Insufficient notability to meet guidelines. ChildofMidnight (talk) 05:23, 13 August 2009 (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.