Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/John Verkamp
I read the  provisions for politicians as including people who '''now''' or '''formerly''' held public office. Otherwise we would have to get rid of articles on a lot of dead politicians
— User:TruthbringerToronto, 02:36, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:BIO (Wikipedia:Notability)