Deletion of Ilhan Omar

Comment: while theoretically she could lose in November, it is incredibly unlikely in her district. Additionally, she has attracted media attention far out of proportion to that normally accorded a challenger, even one who unseats a long-term incumbent. She already meets 
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (:WP:GNG)

Comment: nominating an article for deletion in less then one hour after creation seems a bit quick, although the article creator could have used their sandbox before moving it into mainspace, this may have been a case of , but with the multiple |sources cited it meets  and so is a '''keep
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Too soon (WP:TOOSOON||WP:RS||WP:GNG)

Comment: Hi, I'm the article creator. I think this is a very premature AfD nomination. You nominated it 48 minutes after I created it. You couldn't have waited maybe a day? I'm planning on adding a lot more to the article soon, so in a week's when this discussion wraps up, it will be a very different article with regards to 
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:NPOL)

Comment: Despite her candidacy status, Omar meets the . She meets the  in that she has received significant outside coverage for her campaign, getting attacked at the caucuses, and for her status as the potential first Somali-American legislator in U.S. history.  —&nbsp;Preceding Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned comment added by
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:NPOL||WP:GNG)

Comment: I do not see the justification for deleting this article. It's historic and noteworthy that a Somali-American woman has won a primary for a state legislative seat. All Minnesota House members have Wikipedia articles. There is truly no chance that a Republican could be elected in this district (it's wildly Democratic; and yes  me for saying that). So we're supposed to then reconstruct this article from scratch in November, when Omar is elected, because we couldn't bear the bandwith this article is taking up until then? Random deletionism. Omar is the subject of articles in major media. (Non-Minnesota examples alone: http://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Somali-activist-wins-Minneapolis-district-9133460.php, http://www.voanews.com/a/somalia-kenya-refugee-camp-minnesota-state-capitol/3458824.html, http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/election/article94823922.html.) She is relevant ''even as a nominee'' for breaking a gender/religious barrier that had not previously been broken in the USA
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not (WP:CRYSTAL)