Deletion of Eric Hoplin

Comment: Whether or not he held public office, he has received significant coverage in the newsmedia (see googlenews resultshttp://news.google.com/archivesearch?hl=en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tab=wn&q=%22Eric+Hoplin%22, 80 hits, quite a few with specific and detailed coverage, e.g. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-20284071_ITMhttp://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-121510584.htmlhttp://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-4666258_ITM). The coverage is spread over the period of several years, so this is not a #NEWS case. The fact that he is no longer actively involved in politics is not relevant per . Passes  based on existing coverage
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not (WP:NOT||WP:NTEMP||WP:BIO)