Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Clare Higgins (politician)


 * 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 keep. No disagreement that the sources found in the discussion meet WP:BASIC. (non-admin closure) Enos733 (talk) 23:05, 13 September 2022 (UTC)

Clare Higgins (politician)

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No evidence of significant coverage in independent sources Hirolovesswords (talk) 21:15, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Politicians, Women,  and Massachusetts.  Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 19:39, 7 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Comment Northampton Mayor Mary Clare Higgins set to leave office after near-record tenure (MassLive, 2011) is significant in-depth coverage. Beccaynr (talk) 03:13, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep per WP:BASIC - there is also discussion of her career development in Driscoll, Robert. "The Political Evolution of Northampton, Massachusetts" Historical Journal of Massachusetts Vol. 33, Iss. 2,  (Summer 2005) (via ProQuest), including but not limited to, "Mary Clare Higgins ran for City Councilor At-Large for the first time in 1993 [...] Mary Clare Higgins, presented herself as a very progressive candidate. She actively campaigned for Mary Ford." (She won, and is noted in the article as the current mayor). She is also noted in Ghaziani, Amin. "Lesbian Geographies" Contexts: Understanding People in Their Social Worlds  Vol. 14, Iss. 1,  (Winter 2015): 62-64 (via ProQuest) ("The bucolic town—“where the coffee is strong and so are the women” — had a lesbian mayor, Mary Clare Higgins, who held a near-record tenure of political office— six consecutive two-year terms." In Mitchell, Kathleen. "Progress in Paradise" BusinessWest Vol. 26, Iss. 4, (Jun 22, 2009) (via ProQuest), business development is discussed, including "The idea for the consortium was generated by Mayor Mary Clare Higgins in December 2006." And there is a study on campaign spending (OCPF STUDY: ONE IN THREE MAYORAL CANDIDATES WHO SPENT MORE ON CAMPAIGNS LOST, 2008 via ProQuest) that includes "Mayor Mary Clare Higgins won her contest in Northampton spending just a nickel per vote." There is also this: Friends and foes credit departing Northampton Mayor Mary Clare Higgins with a job well done (MassLive, 2011), which includes mention of what she was planning to do afterwards. Beccaynr (talk) 03:46, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep per WP:BASIC Djflem (talk) 21:41, 11 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep and fix. This article is was in poor shape. I can see why it was nominated for deletion, as it lacks any statement about why the subject is notable (aside from holding office). That said, has identified many helpful sources that satisfy WP:BASIC and also include arguments for notability which could be easily incorporated into the article. If the article is kept, I suggest notifying Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Women_in_Red, where we should be able to quickly find help in fixing the article. Cielquiparle (talk) 05:50, 12 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Article is looking so much better! Nice work @Djflem and @TJMSmith. Cielquiparle (talk) 06:49, 13 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sexuality and gender-related deletion discussions. TJMSmith (talk) 13:52, 12 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep per WP:HEY - plenty of sources beyond the typical small-town mayor. Passes WP:POLOUTCOMES. Bearian (talk) 18:07, 13 September 2022 (UTC)


 * 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.