m going to approve it on the basis that the level for approval is a likelihood of passing afd In this case the likelihood is probably a little better than even You could improve the article by using a fuller format for references see WP REFBEGIN but that would include the author and title of each item the printed source if any and the online linkeven if the online link is behind a paywall If it is it will help to give some indication of the extent of coveragethe objections is likely to be that the NYT refs gave him a mere mention There are two places where specific references are definitely neededI marked them The claim for his role in the creation of Build America Bonds seems quite indirect unless he specifically is given credit in a source it might amount to Original Research which we do not do I d fix these quicklyit is usual for articles on candidates who do not win elections to be nominated for an afd discussion And be aware that we have feeling of skepticism against articles with an obvious conflict of interest talk