Deletion of John Edward James

Comment: James is a major candidate for the Republican senate nomination in Michigan. In addition to his background being worthy of a wikipedia page, he has drawn a wide swath of national media attention. He is a major candidate for a major position who has drawn national attention, so he clearly has the notability and the relevance to maintain a page. Easily meets . The page does however need improvements
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:GNG)

Comment: Stipulating  "being a candidate is not notable," I do think James passes the further "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject of the article" test simply because his background made him a candidate worthy of media attention in places like http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/morning-score/2017/06/02/virginia-democrats-fight-for-african-american-vote-ahead-of-primary-220627 Politico and http://www.blackenterprise.com/business/be-100s-executive-michigans-next-republican-senator/ Black Enterprise in addition to other coverage linked above. A relatively young African-American West Point grad Army vet and businessman running as a Republican for the U.S. Senate is unusual enough that it attracted media notice, hence notability. (Also agree that the page needs serious work to fix quality issues if it's kept
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:POLITICIAN)

Comment: Fails . Especially the 3rd criteria. Vanity article beyond that
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:POLITICIAN)