Pete Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg | |
|---|---|
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| 32nd Mayor of South Bend | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Steve Luecke |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Peter Paul Montgomery Buttigieg January 19, 1982 South Bend, Indiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Chasten Glezman (m. 2018) |
| Father | Joseph Buttigieg |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) Pembroke College, Oxford (BA) |
| Website | Government website Campaign website |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Navy |
| Years of service | 2009–2017 |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Unit | United States Navy Reserve |
| Battles/wars | War in Afghanistan |
Peter Paul Montgomery Buttigieg[1] ( /ˈbuːtədʒədʒ/; born January 19, 1982) is an American politician. He is the current and 32nd Mayor of South Bend, Indiana.[2] He is a member of the Democratic Party. Buttigieg has been mayor since January 1, 2012.
In 2017, Buttigieg unsuccessfully ran for Chair of the Democratic National Committee in its 2017 chairmanship 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.
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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.[3] He withdrew from the race on the day of the election and lost to Tom Perez.[4]
2020 presidential election[change | change source]
Buttigieg has been mentioned as a possible candidate for President of the United States in the 2020 U.S. presidential election.[5] If elected, Buttigieg would be the first openly gay U.S. President.[6]
On January 23, 2019, Buttigieg announced his candidacy for President.[7] He made a formal announcement on April 14, 2019.[8][9]
Personal life[change | change source]
On June 16, 2015, Buttigieg announced in an essay that he is gay.[10] He is the first openly gay executive in Indiana.[11] 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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "'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
- Indianapolis Star, "State roundup, Other key mayoral races"
