Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lavora Barnes (2nd nomination)

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Enos733 (talk) 02:38, 3 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Lavora Barnes

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Previously deleted. Does not pass WP:NPOL as she hasn't held state-wide public office, at the very least. Bedivere (talk) 21:51, 16 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Keep, meets WP:GNG, notable state party chair. Andre🚐 22:27, 16 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
This person, notable primarily as the chair of a state-level political party is not an automatic WP:NPOL pass, and the article isn't referenced well enough to get them over WP:GNG. This is not what it takes to make a political operative notable enough for an encyclopedia article. See also previous nomination. Not much has changed ever since. --Bedivere (talk) 22:28, 16 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
A few things have indeed changed since the last nomination which was 5 years ago. She became state party chair in 2019. She is also notable as the first black woman in the role and received WP:SIGCOV, she is also notable for being a Clinton press secretary and working in his administration, and as a state director for Obama, and several other positions that have attestation in RS. Andre🚐 22:43, 16 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, other state party chairs have been deemed notable, she should be too Bwabwa7 (talk) 16:45, 20 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Please read WP:POLOUTCOMES. She's not inherently notable for being a local state party chair. Bedivere (talk) 18:17, 20 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Politicians, Women, and Michigan. Shellwood (talk) 22:28, 16 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Extraordinary Writ (talk) 23:43, 23 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - while a state chairperson isn't automatically notable, they can be considered notable if there is evidence. Barnes is in the news again after a successful mid-term election season in 2022. Bearian (talk) 19:40, 28 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Keep meets notability — Preceding unsigned comment added by 45.243.255.179 (talk) 15:44, 2 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Keep for passing WP:GNG and thus not needing to pass WP:NPOL. Rkieferbaum (talk) 19:31, 2 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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