Pete Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg | |
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| United States Secretary of Transportation | |
Nominee | |
| Assuming office TBD | |
| President | Joe Biden (elect) |
| Succeeding | Elaine Chao |
| 32nd Mayor of South Bend | |
| In office January 1, 2012 – January 1, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Steve Luecke |
| Succeeded by | James Mueller |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Peter Paul Montgomery Buttigieg January 19, 1982 South Bend, Indiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Chasten Glezman (m. 2018) |
| Parents |
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| Education | Harvard University (AB) Pembroke College, Oxford (BA) |
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| Website | |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Navy |
| Service years | 2009–2017 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant |
| Unit | United States Navy Reserve |
| Battles/wars | War in Afghanistan |
| Awards | Joint Service Commendation Medal |
Peter Paul Montgomery Buttigieg[1] ( /ˈbuːtəˌdʒɛdʒ/;[2] born January 19, 1982) is an American politician. He was the 32nd Mayor of South Bend, Indiana from 2012 through 2020.[3] He is a member of the Democratic Party.
In 2017, Buttigieg ran for Chair of the Democratic National Committee in its 2017 chairmanship election, but lost the election. In January 2019, Buttigieg announced his plans to run for President of the United States in the 2020 election. He formally launched his campaign on April 14, 2019. Buttigieg narrowly won the Iowa caucus, but he lost the later primaries in New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina. He ended his campaign on March 1, 2020.
In December 2020, President-elect Joe Biden chose him to be United States Secretary of Transportation.
2017 DNC Leadership election[change | change source]
In January 5, 2017, Buttigieg announced his candidacy for Chair of the Democratic National Committee in its 2017 chairmanship election.[4] He withdrew from the race on the day of the election and lost to Tom Perez.[5]
2020 presidential election[change | change source]
Buttigieg was mentioned as a possible candidate for President of the United States in the 2020 U.S. presidential election since late 2017.[6] If elected, Buttigieg would have been the first openly gay U.S. President.[7]
On January 23, 2019, Buttigieg announced his candidacy for President.[8] He made a formal announcement on April 14, 2019.[9][10]
At the Iowa caucuses, Buttigieg narrowly won more pledged delegates than any other candidate. Most news organizations use this number to determine the winner.[11] With this win, he became the first openly gay candidate to earn presidential primary delegates from a major American political party.[12] He ended his campaign almost a month later after losing the South Carolina primary by a large number of votes.[13]
Post-2020 campaign[change | change source]
On June 8, 2020 it was announced that the University of Notre Dame had hired Buttigieg as a teacher and researcher for the 2020–21 academic year.[14]
U.S. Secretary of Transportation[change | change source]
On December 15, 2020, President-elect Joe Biden announced that he would nominate Buttigieg to be Secretary of Transportation.[15]
Personal life[change | change source]
On June 16, 2015, Buttigieg announced in an essay that he is gay.[16] He is the first openly gay executive in Indiana.[17] On December 28, 2017, Buttigieg announced his engagement to Chasten Glezman.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Phi Beta Kappa elects 92 seniors to Harvard chapter". Harvard Gazette. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
- ↑ Buttigieg saying his name
- ↑ "Secretary of State : Elections Division: Election Foundation Wide". In.gov. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
- ↑ Jonathan Martin, Indiana Mayor Running for D.N.C. Chairman, New York Times(January 5, 2017).
- ↑ Alex Seitz-Wald, DNC Race: Democrats Elect New Leader Saturday, NBC News (February 25, 2017).
- ↑ CNN, Eric Bradner,. "#2020Vision: Kander and Buttigieg make moves". Retrieved October 16, 2017.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
- ↑ Bruni, Frank (June 11, 2016). "Opinion - The First Gay President?". Retrieved October 16, 2017 – via www.nytimes.com.
- ↑ Pete Buttigieg, Mayor of South Bend Ind., Joins Democratic 2020 Race at The New York Times
- ↑ Segran, Elizabeth (April 14, 2019). "Pete Buttigieg debuts a radical new approach to campaign branding". Fast Company. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
- ↑ Report, South Bend Tribune. "What you need to know for Pete Buttigieg's big announcement in South Bend". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved 2019-04-14.
- ↑ Astor, Maggie; Stevens, Matt (2020-02-01). "How Will the Winner of the Iowa Caucuses Be Chosen? Here's What You Should Know". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
- ↑ Barbara Rodriguez (5 Feb 2020). "Pete Buttigieg made history in the Iowa caucuses whatever the final results show". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved 8 Feb 2020.
- ↑ Epstein, Reid J. and Gabriel, Trip. "Pete Buttigieg to Quit Democratic Presidential Race." The New York Times, March 1, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- ↑ "Former presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg to teach, do research at Notre Dame". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Associated Press. 28 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ↑ Merica, Dan (December 15, 2020). "Joe Biden picks Pete Buttigieg to be transportation secretary". CNN. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
- ↑ "'South Bend Mayor: Why coming out matters'". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
- ↑ "'Pete Butigieg's announcement creates a buzz'". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
Other websites[change | change source]
- South Bend website Archived 2012-01-30 at the Wayback Machine
- Indianapolis Star, "State roundup, Other key mayoral races"
