Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Roy C. Strickland
Above the special notes about politicians at  is the suggested inclusion criterion "The person made a widely recognized contribution that is part of the enduring historical record in their specific field."  Strickland would appear to be borderline with respect to this criterion.  In fact, the statement in the opening sentence of the article "who was a pioneer in the development of the Republican Party in Louisiana" would seem to be in conflict with Strickland's repeated failure to achieve elected office.  If some citation could be found that either indicated that Strickland's "struggle" helped to shape the state party (currently lacking) or if some citation could be found that could insert Strickland into the paragraph at History_of_the_United_States_Republican_Party#Realignment:_The_South_becomes_Republican, that would suffice to support retention of the article, I think.  Regards, --User:Ceyockey
— [[User talk:Ceyockey|talk to me]]''), 13:21, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
Stance: delete
Cited policy: WP:BIO (Wikipedia:Notability)