Deletion of Joe Courtney (politician)

Comment: The  guidelines allow "major local political figures who receive significant press coverage"  to receive WP pages. According to Google News, there are 472 recent articles about Joe Courtney, and Courtney has recently been featured on the front page of The New York Times. Additionally, Courtney has been elected to the Connecticut General Assembly, has raised millions of dollars of campaign contributions, and is one of the more prominent politicians in the state. Removing this entry would be a non-NPOV commentary on the race
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:BIO)