Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gerry Connolly
as he easily passes : 2)"Major local political figures who have received significant press coverage. Generally speaking, mayors are likely to meet this criterion, as are members of the main citywide government or council of a major metropolitan city. 3) 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." His coverage includes http://michellemalkin.com/2008/08/15/congressional-candidate-gerry-connolly-runs-from-his-own-immigration-record/ Michelle Malkin, http://crooksandliars.com/2008/05/31/help-leslie-byrne-defeat-bush-dog-gerry-connolly/ Crooks and Liars, http://voices.washingtonpost.com/virginiapolitics/2008/01/is_the_race_on.html Washington Post #1, http://notlarrysabato.typepad.com/doh/2006/06/gerry_connolly.html Not Larry Sabato, http://www.lcv.org/newsroom/press-releases/league-of-conservation-voters-endorses-gerry-connolly-for-congress.html League of Conservative Voters, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/20/AR2008052001817.html Washington Post #2, http://belowthebeltway.com/category/virginia/virginia-politics/2008-va-11-race/gerry-connolly/ Below the Beltway, http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/06/10/politics/politico/thecrypt/main4171067.shtml CBS News, http://greatergreaterwashington.org/blogposts.cgi?filter=tag&label=Gerry+Connolly Greater Greater Washington, http://www.openleft.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=6038 Open Left, http://www.nbc4.com/topic/Gerald+Connolly/index.html NBC4,,, and a whole slew of stuff on http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&q=Gerry%20Connolly&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wn Google News. He definitely pases 
— User:MichaelQSchmidt, 01:31, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:POLITICIAN||WP:POLITICIAN (Wikipedia:Notability)