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Thomas Les Purce

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• ... that Pocatello mayor Thomas Les Purce was the first African-American officeholder in Idaho?

• Source: "election as the first African American elected official in the state of Idaho, where he served as a mayor and council member for the City of Pocatello" [1]

"Thomas L. Purce, a 29‐year‐old vocational education instructor, become Idaho's first black Mayor today." [2]

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Moved to mainspace by Samoht27 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

-Samoht27 (talk) 15:56, 20 December 2024 (UTC).

• No QPQ needed. Article is in decent shape, long enough, and is fully sourced with no evidence of copyvio. The sources check out and seem appropriate magnitude for a "first (X)" hook, and are also used for the hook in-article. Hook is pretty interesting. Looks good to me! Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 07:00, 24 December 2024 (UTC)