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I've thus far been unable to locate the following facts about Bohnak to include in the article:

• Birthplace (likely Milwaukee, but don't want to assume) and a citation for the date;
• Parents' names and any siblings;
• A citation for the year he graduated from high school (news clippings say he ran track and give the name of the school he attended);
• A citation for the end day for his "Karl's Korner" column in The Mining Journal et al.;
• Names for his children and the timeframe of the divorce from his first wife;
• Year for his second marriage;

I've reached out to the campaign to see if they'd supply a photo for the article. I also reached out to The Mining Journal to get dates for the column. His professional life is fairly well documented, leaving just his personal details to confirm and cite. Imzadi 1979 → 21:40, 8 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I found an online version of his father's obituary, which gets us his parents' and sister's names. The high school yearbook from his senior year is also online, so his graduation year is more than likely to be correct. Imzadi 1979 → 07:26, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• ... that State Representative Karl Bohnak has said of his former profession that forecasting the weather in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan was "one of the most challenging places in the US"? Source: "Michigan TV Weatherman Out After Refusing to Get Vaccine". CBS Detroit. CBS News. Associated Press. September 16, 2021. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  • ALT1: ... that State Representative Karl Bohnak has been called "one of the most well-known residents of the Upper Peninsula [of Michigan]—perhaps even the most famous one alive today"? Source: "Karl Bohnak Fired from TV6". The Newberry News. September 22, 2021. Archived from the original on October 4, 2024. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  • ALT2: ... that State Representative Karl Bohnak of Michigan had been fired as a TV meteorologist in 2021 for refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccination? Source: Arshad, Minnah (September 20, 2021). "Michigan TV Meteorologist Says He Was Fired After 33 Years for Refusing COVID-19 Vaccine". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on May 31, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Second Cathedral of Saint Paul (Minnesota)
  • Comment: Bohnak is set to take office at noon on January 1, 2025. Depending on the timing of a MP appearance, the hook will need a minor edit to account for the change in status from representative-elect to representative. Reviewing January 2, 2025, and changing all hooks. Sammi Brie

Imzadi 1979 → 05:27, 29 December 2024 (UTC).[reply]

• @Imzadi1979: New enough in mainspace and long enough. QPQ present. There are four citation needed templates for personal details. Hook facts check out, though I don't know if I'd want to stake a Main Page claim on ALT1. Please address the citation needed templates before we continue. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 18:24, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Sammi Brie: I've commented out some details for now for further research, and added a source that addresses his age and thus indirectly his birth year. Of note, using background check websites, several of these details can verified from their compilations of public records, but I don't know the appetite of Wikipedians on citing them, which is why I used the cn tags. In other words, the information is out there already so it's verifiable, even if I didn't post a specific citation to indicate the it's verified. Imzadi 1979 → 19:25, 3 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    • I am ready to accept this in its current condition. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 22:37, 3 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]