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Kentucky

Amy McGrath

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Article fails WP:POLITICIAN, Individual lost both of their election races, they do not currently plan to reattempt an election bid, and their military service history is not notable enough to warrant keeping this article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Opama420 (talk • contribs) 09:17, 11 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Satisfies WP:GNG. Significant coverage in multiple reliable sources (that are already cited in the article): CNN, New York Times, Mother Jones, as a few examples. Liu1126 (talk) 23:08, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Satisfies WP:GNG. References concerning McGath's military career that demonstrate notability include The Cincinnati Enquirer, Aviation Museum of Kentucky, New York Times, and, most impressively, the book "Band of Sisters: American Women at War in Iraq". Thiesen (talk) 03:58, 14 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Politicians, Women, Military, Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, and Washington, D.C.. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 05:12, 14 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: Just because someone fails WP:NPOL#1 because they weren't elected does not necessarily mean they are not notable. McGrath clearly meets the Christine O'Donnell standard of a well-covered political candidate with coverage beyond simply routine political articles. Curbon7 (talk) 05:40, 14 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
For clarification, political candidates are generally held to a higher standard of WP:GNG because it is expected they will receive routine coverage as part of the election. A full profile in the New York Times ([1]) is certainly not routine coverage. Curbon7 (talk) 21:57, 14 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep as per Curbon. She's notable as a talking head now, although she got there by spending $90 million. Bearian (talk) 13:30, 14 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep for same reasons as cited in Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Amy McGrath. Djflem (talk) 17:47, 14 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

KEEP. Lt. Col. McGrath was a Marine fighter pilot, which in and of itself is notable. She is indeed a politician; the fact that she lost races is irrelevant. Her role as an analyst on various news programs is on-point, thoughtful, and easily comprehended by virtually any audience. She is abundantly worthy of a wiki page. 2601:4C3:8101:4E20:E98:3A51:D6F0:3752 (talk) 03:03, 15 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Kevin Barajas

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The subject appears to have played at the highest level for the developmental team of Atlanta United before eventually going to the fourth tier of German football where he is no longer listed as a member of the team. He may have possibly retired. https://lsk-hansa.de/mannschaften/1-herren-landesliga-lueneburg/ WP:GNG Raskuly (talk) 15:54, 11 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Sportspeople, Football, Germany, Georgia (U.S. state), Kentucky, and Ohio. Raskuly (talk) 15:54, 11 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: Yet more non-notable footyspam. Fails WP:GNG. - UtherSRG (talk) 00:10, 12 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related deletions. Giant Snowman 18:30, 12 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - no evidence of notability. If sources are found which show significant coverage please ping me. Giant Snowman 18:32, 12 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Kris Knochelmann

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Subject fails notability guidelines for politicians, and sources from here and a cursory search are insufficient to establish general notability. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 16:39, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: People, Politicians, United States of America, and Kentucky. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 16:39, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Sandstein 19:04, 12 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - Knochelmann meets the notability guidelines for politicians due to extensive coverage of his tenure in office from local media, such as this article with biographical information. Other articles about his priorities and policies in office include: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. I know that this is not a criterion for notability, but as an aside I'll note that Kenton County is the third-most populous county in Kentucky after Jefferson and Fayette; there is substantial public interest in covering the county's leader. Mad Mismagius (talk) 23:21, 12 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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