Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bill Welch
To quote , "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." And Welch passes the test of  significant coverage. The population threshold is the figure for '''presuming''' notability, even if the significant coverage can't immediately be shown
— User:Eastmain, 03:46, 25 March 2008 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:BIO (Wikipedia:Notability)