Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ashwin Madia (2nd nomination)


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The result was   keep.  Sandstein  05:14, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

Ashwin Madia
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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.
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Minnesota-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 16:39, 9 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 16:39, 9 May 2012 (UTC)

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)


 * Keep While Madia is known primarily for his Congressional bid, he has also received media attention as the chairman of VoteVets.org and for his advocacy of veterans' issues.  Gobōnobo  + c 18:18, 10 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep per above. Secret of success  ( talk )  15:15, 11 May 2012 (UTC)
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