Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kelly McDowell
This guy is a perfect illustration of why we DON'T presume mayors to be notable - certainly not mayors of smallish cities. He has received almost no independent coverage, and there is nothing to suggest that the coverage is out there if we could just find it. According to , "Just being an elected local official, or an unelected candidate for political office, does not guarantee notability, although such people can still be notable if they meet the primary notability criterion of "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject of the article". This person has not received significant coverage in independent reliable sources. Claims here that "mayors are notable" are based on ommon outcomes#politicians; however, it states the opposite: "Municipal politicians are not inherently notable just for being in politics, but neither are they inherently non-notable just because they are in local politics. Each case is evaluated on its own individual merits. Mayors of cities of at least regional prominence have usually survived AFD, although the article should say more than just "Jane Doe is the mayor of Cityville". Mayors of smaller towns, however, are generally deemed not notable just for being mayors, although they may be notable for other reasons in addition to their mayoralty." In this case, the coverage is lacking for GNG, and we can't assume that it is there. I certainly hope we haven't reached the point where we consider "chair of a sanitation district" to provide notability, and speaking as a Californian I can assure you that the Association of Independent Cities is no big deal
— User:MelanieN, 18:42, 3 May 2014 (UTC)
Stance: delete
Cited policy: WP:POLITICIAN||WP:C (Wikipedia:Notability)