602:- meets our notability requirements. There are a range of reliable sources and some significant claims to notability - the first candidate of Turkish origin to run for Congress in US history. I haven't looked closely at the history, though I note the article has improved since being nominated, and it may be worth those who !voted to delete early on to revisit the article, and to check out the sources in the links at the top of this AfD.
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The updates to the article are enough to persuade me to change my vote to a keep. I would like to comment also that tagging an article for rescue during an AfD is not a bad thing. I've seen several AfD's result in a vastly improved article that can then be kept. Kudos to JimMillerJr for the
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He was at one point treasurer of the MD Dems but all his races were losing; I couldn't even find evidence that he had run for delegate in the most recent race.
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