Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mel Thillens
per Bearcat and per . The article, in its current form, cites two local news articles about the subject's positions on issues (and another article that does not reference the subject. Previous AfD's have concluded that being a candidate for office is not meet Wikipedia's notability guidelines. These discussions of candidates for elective office  recognize that reliable sources cover the candidates only in the context of a single event, in this case, an electoral campaign (see ). As  states, "The general rule in many cases is to cover the event, not the person." From a practical perspective, articles on candidates for public office have the effect in turning Wikipedia into a campaign brochure, and containing information that is difficult to verify (see 
— User:Enos733, 20:52, 7 September 2016 (UTC)
Stance: delete
Cited policy: WP:POLOUTCOMES||WP:BLP1E||WP:BIO1E||WP:V (Wikipedia:Deletion policy)