Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Merrill Gay
it's longstanding procedure here that merely being a candidate, even a favourite, is not alone sufficient grounds for notability.  I don't see any other compelling reason why this person would quality for ; he's involved with some entities that may be notable but I'm not seeing the coverage of him himself that would justify keeping the article
— User:Lankiveil, 00:55, 29 July 2017 (UTC)
Stance: delete
Cited policy: WP:BIO (Wikipedia:Notability)