Deletion of Don Balfour (politician)

Comment: Reliable sources are the key to meeting , thus the presumption behind  is that reliable sources exist about members of a subnational government.  Most major newspapers will run biographical articles about the candidate or winner of a state legislative race. In this case, there is plenty of information that A) the subject serves in the Georgia State Senate, and was first elected in 1992 B) has an official biography on the State Senate page and C) there are multiple reports about his indictment in major papers. This subject is also recognized as the Republican majority caucus chairman in a 2003 New York Times article. http://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/27/us/georgia-lawmakers-drop-rebel-cross-from-the-flag.html
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Comment: State senators are notable per . Undue weight upon the corruption charges is an issue for editing
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Comment: As other contributors have pointed out  applies here
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Comment: Yes, per , members of sub-national legislatures ''are'' notable. We always keep them all
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Comment: Per Arxiloxos.  The sources and  both warrant keeping the article
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Comment: State senators are notable per 
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