Deletion of Van Taylor

Comment: The news coverage could be used to argue that he's a major local political figure per .  I considered changing my vote on that basis, but decided that he can't yet be considered a major local political figure.  After all, if he loses the election, there's every possibility he'll sink into obscurity
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:BIO)

Comment: informal precedent, which I strongly agree with, is that candidates are not notable simply for being candidates. They become notable when elected or do something else that satisfies our |criteria for notability. If we have an article on him, we should have an article on everybody that's running against him. Not to do so would be fiddling with politics
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:BIO)

Comment: fails  (and proposed &E
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:BIO||WP:C)