Deletion of Jack Shepard (American politician)

Comment: The policy regarding notability of politicans is in , and includes this: "Just being an elected local official, or an unelected candidate for political office, does not guarantee notability, although such people can still be notable if they meet the primary notability criterion of 'significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject of the article.'"  Elected (and appointed) office-holders at the national level are inherently notable, but running for office is simply running for office.  In law, public figures are entitled to less of a protection against defamation of character than private individuals, and truth is a defense to libel, but neither legal principle has any bearing on Wikipedia's policy set in .  Certainly, he's made news, particularly in Minnesota where people seem to be charmed with his wacky escapades, but is he notable for being a candidate who has gotten into legal trouble?  USA Today notwithstanding, in my opinion, no
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:POLITICIAN||WP:BLP)

Comment: This one has so many  issues that it would be foolish to keep it.  The persons who wrote the article clearly enjoy dredging up things from his past, but even if it was positive or promotional, he's a perennial candidate who has tried but not succeeded in winning a race.  Go do your mudslinging somewhere else
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons (WP:BLP)

Comment: as non-notable.  All he's done is get his name into a couple of congressional primary elections, and lose a bunch of times.  Clearly fails .  The other random trivial news stories are not notable, ''and'' not referenced.  The primary reference that this BLP article is based on is a dead link
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:POLITICIAN)