Deletion of John R. Connolly

Comment: Well known politician in a major urban area. Other officials from the region have pages as well. Alright, how about 3 articles on him in the Boston Globe in 10 months in office. That is significant. Thats just the Globe, the Boston Herald archives its articles so I could not acess them.Last and most important point,"Major local political figures who have received significant press coverage.7 Generally speaking, mayors are likely to meet this criterion, as are members of the main citywide government or council of a major metropolitan city." This meets Wiki's criterion based on the fact that he holds a citywide office in Boston
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:POLITICIAN)

Comment: I'm rather surprised that nom selectively quoted the first sentence of that  criterion and somehow missed the second sentence.  I'd also like the nom to cite this "fairly well-established consensus" that directly contradicts black-letter notability guideline.  One would think that one of the top 50 metro areas by population in the world would qualify as being a "major metropolitan city
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:POLITICIAN)