Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/J. Russell Sprague
per article. County executive of Nassau (i.e. comparable to mayor of a sizeable city) and being the first county executive *ever* should be enough to pass  per "''Major local political figures who have received significant press coverage''"—I can't prove the significant press coverage, and attempting to find that for a politician of the 40s via google is impossible, but there are still mentions in the NYT: http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C04E1DF143FF934A35750C0A96F958260&sec=&spon= http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/20/nyregion/20linass.html http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D07E6DF1F3DF93BA15751C0A96F958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all
— User:Amalthea, 17:39, 29 August 2008 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:POLITICIAN (Wikipedia:Notability)