Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jim Francesconi
per . The guideline states that, "''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".'' Francesconi has received significant coverage in reliable sources: http://www.kptv.com/clip/9416487/jim-francesconi-running-for-county-chair, http://www.wweek.com/portland/blog-32543-jim-francesconi-has-a-new-job.html, http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/steve_duin/index.ssf/2013/10/steve_duin_a_stroll_down_memor.html, http://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/216524-74877-can-francesconi-be-the-comeback-kid, http://photos.oregonlive.com/4450/gallery/jim_francesconi_reacts_to_loss/index.html#/0, https://www.portlandmercury.com/BlogtownPDX/archives/2013/12/02/jim-francesconi-wary-of-appearances-reports-first-fundraising, http://blog.oregonlive.com/mapesonpolitics/2011/05/martha_schrader_jim_francescon.html, http://djcoregon.com/news/2006/04/01/jim-francesconi-one-door-shut-another-door-open/. These links, especially the second one, demonstrate that Francesconi is a local public official that is notable enough to receive significant coverage in reliable sources. Members of the Portland city council (as a populous city of over 600,000, and the largest in the state) are notable enough to be kept
— User:MB298, 00:51, 8 December 2016 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:POLITICIAN (Wikipedia:Notability)