Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gery Chico

Gery Chico

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The subject appears to be fairly unremarkable, with the two claims to notability being that he is running for major of Chicago, and that he was given a local award. He does have coverage in the local press, but that is normal for candidates for significant local appointments, and WP:Politician does indicate that running for major by itself it not notable. There are no sources beyond the local press, and I wonder why people outside of Chicago would be interested. SilkTork *^{Tea time} 12:09, 26 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. WP:Politician says that "members of the main citywide government or council of a major metropolitan city" are likely to be considered notable. Chicago is a major metropolitan city, and Chico is the former head of the Chicago Public Schools and also of the Chicago Park District, in addition to having been an unsuccessful candidate for U.S. Senator and mayor of Chicago. The article has numerous sources, which indicates that Chico meets the general notability guidelines. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 13:24, 26 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per Metropolitan90--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 20:42, 26 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per Metropolitan90 Geread (talk) 23:30, 26 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]