Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mark McCloskey
By its own terms,  only applies if the "person otherwise remains, and is likely to remain, a low-profile individual." I truly do not see how that could possibly be true of McCloskey: he spoke at the RNC, appears on television, and is now running for the Senate. As NOT|this essay cogently explains, BLP1E is an exception that should be interpreted narrowly, lest it swallow up the rule. Since BLP1E is inapplicable, we're left with the GNG, which McCloskey quite indisputably passes in spades, e.g. https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/18/politics/mark-mccloskey-senate-run/index.html 1 https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/05/19/mark-mccloskey-who-waved-rifle-st-louis-protest-senate-race/5165160001/ 2 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/may/20/mark-mccloskey-gun-black-lives-matter-protesters-senate-run 3 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mark-mccloskey-missouri-senate-run/ 4, all of which are well-regarded national or international outlets. NPOL is also no obstacle, since it explicitly notes that candidates "can still be notable if they meet the general notability guideline." In sum, notwithstanding the political overtones of such an article, I don't find this a difficult case, Like McCloskey or not, a fair interpretation of policy requires me to conclude that he's notable
— User:Extraordinary, 05:06, 25 May 2021 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:BLP1E||WP:BLP1ENOT (Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons)