Deletion of Zak Ringelstein

Comment: fails . No independent notability outside candidature
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:POLITICIAN)

Comment: and  based on the editing history of this article and Draft:Zak_Ringelstein. A redirect will merely result in the article being quickly re-created by his fan. This should be salted until at least after the election. The subject fails notability guidelines, and WP is not free advertising space for election campaigns. No redirect is necessary as anyone looking for this politician can search and find him mentioned in United States Senate election in Maine, 2018, as his name is uncommon
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Protection policy (WP:SALT)

Comment: I am the creator of the page. I created it because I believed, and continue to believe, that the sum total of coverage of Ringelstein, including his technology career, his U.S. Senate campaign, his country music flirtation, and his arrest in Texas, qualifies him as notable enough for inclusion in Wikipedia. Whether or not he qualifies strictly as a politician (and I am unsure if he does or doesn't), he qualifies under 
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP: BASIC)