Deletion of Matt Cartwright (Pennsylvania politician)

Comment: Meets  with significant coverage in reliable sources. Criterion #2 of  supports Cartwright's notability. Defeating a 20-year incumbent and being a major party nominee in a Congressional election qualifies him as a "major local political figure." Regardless, criterion #3 says, failing that, "such people can still be notable if they meet the primary notability criterion." See http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/26/us/politics/2-house-democrats-defeated-after-opposing-health-law.html?_r=2 New York Times, http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/cartwright-says-he-s-the-real-democrat-not-holden-1.1262193 Times-Tribune, http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/house-races/206409-holden-gets-primary-challenge-in-pa The Hill, http://articles.mcall.com/2012-04-19/news/mc-pa-17-election-preview-20120419_1_tim-holden-republican-laureen-cummings-scott-paterno Morning Call, http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57420970/holden-longtime-pa-incumbent-ousted-in-primary/ CBS News, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/25/matt-cartwright-tim-holden-pennsylvania-primary_n_1452508.html Huff Po, http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/elections/index.ssf/2012/04/matt_cartwright_defeats_tim_ho.html Express-Times, http://hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com/archives/2012/04/holden-loses-re.php National Journal or the majority of the news articles https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Matt+Cartwright+%28Pennsylvania+politician%29%22&tbm=nws&tbs=ar:1#hl=en&tbs=ar:1&tbm=nws&sclient=psy-ab&q=%22Matt+Cartwright%22&oq=%22Matt+Cartwright%22&aq=f&aqi=g1&aql=&gs_l=serp.3..0.9694.9694.1.11924.1.1.0.0.0.0.66.66.1.1.0...0.0.x-J-JJRAKwg&psj=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.r_qf.,cf.osb&fp=6d2755b508e97486&biw=1366&bih=614 in this search, which demonstrate that Cartwright has been the subject of multiple published secondary sources. Roll Call also says he has http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_122/Tim-Holden-Redistricting-Makes-Blue-Dog-an-Underdog-213827-1.html?pos=hln been a regular face on TV for years with his "The Law and You" segment airing five nights a week on the NBC affiliate WBRE-TV
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:GNG||WP:POLITICIAN)

Comment: I think the breadth of coverage (much of it highlighted by Gobonobo, above) speaks to notability here. Being likely to be elected is not itself a source of notability - see , and I don't care how safe your district is (See also Richard Lugar). The critical factor here, to me at least, is that lots of sources discussed the primary campaign, and many did so by talking about Mr. Cartwright. That's sufficient
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not (WP:CRYSTAL)

Comment: That argument is governed by a policy known colloquially as |other stuff exists.  Feel free to nominate Steve Daines for deletion, or improve the article by adding citations, at your leisure
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions (WP:WAX)

Comment: as per  to the link provided by
Stance: merge
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:POLITICIAN)

Comment: We must be looking at different versions of ; mine doesn't say that.  In fact, it says pretty much the opposite: "Just being … an unelected candidate for political office does not guarantee notability …".  Best of luck with your election
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:POLITICIAN)

Comment: fulfills criteria #2 for  as he is certainly "major", running for Congress, and has achieved press in multiple feature articles, per above
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:POLITICIAN)

Comment: Clearly fulfills the second criterion of : "Major figures in national or first-level sub-national political races." A major party nominee for congressional office qualifies. The article should be kept as Matthew Cartwright is notable as he is expected to become the new Democratic Congressman for the Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives elections, 2012 due to it being a safe Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party seat. Also he is notable for having defeated the 18-year incumbent Congressman Tim Holden in the Democratic primary by 57%-43%. So since most newspapers and politicians are saying that he is going to be elected I therefore strongly believe that this article on Matthew Cartwright should be both kept and he is notable
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:POLITICIAN)