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  1. Peter Paul Montgomery Buttigieg ( / ˈbuːtɪdʒədʒ / BOOT-ih-jəj; [a] [1] [2] born January 19, 1982) is an American politician and former naval officer who is currently serving as the 19th United States Secretary of Transportation. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the 32nd mayor of South Bend, Indiana, from 2012 to 2020, which ...

  2. Pete Buttigieg serves as the 19th Secretary of Transportation, having been sworn in on February 3, 2021. His focus as Secretary is to deliver the world’s leading transportation system for the American people and economy. He has worked to achieve organizational excellence in the department’s operations, and to focus the department on five ...

    • 2017 DNC Leadership Election
    • 2020 Presidential Election
    • After The 2020 Campaign
    • U.S. Secretary of Transportation
    • Personal Life
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    In January 5, 2017, Buttigieg announced his candidacy for Chair of the Democratic National Committee in its 2017 chairmanship election. He withdrew from the race on the day of the election and lost to Tom Perez.

    Buttigieg was mentioned as a possible candidate for President of the United States in the 2020 U.S. presidential election since late 2017.If elected, Buttigieg would have been the first openly gay U.S. President. On January 23, 2019, Buttigieg announced his candidacy for President.He made a formal announcement on April 14, 2019. At the Iowa caucuse...

    On June 8, 2020 it was announced that the University of Notre Damehad hired Buttigieg as a teacher and researcher for the 2020–21 academic year.

    On December 15, 2020, then President-elect Joe Biden announced that he would nominate Buttigieg to be Secretary of Transportation. Buttigieg was confirmed on February 2, 2021, with a vote of 86-13.

    On June 16, 2015, Buttigieg announced in an essay that he is gay. He is the first openly gay executive in Indiana. On December 28, 2017, Buttigieg announced his engagementto Chasten Glezman. They were married in June 2018. In August 2021, Buttigieg announced on his personal Twitter account that he and his husband were in the process of adopting chi...

  3. Feb 2, 2021 · Updated at 3:33 p.m. ET. Former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg made history Tuesday, becoming the first openly gay man to win Senate confirmation to run a Cabinet department. Buttigieg was ...

  4. Oct 5, 2023 · Pete Buttigieg was sworn in on February 3, 2021 as the 19th Secretary of Transportation. As Secretary, he has worked to build a world-leading transportation system, with a focus on safety, jobs, equity, climate, innovation, and organizational excellence. He supported the development, passage, and now delivery, of President Biden’s signature ...

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  6. Peter Paul Montgomery Buttigieg is an American politician and former naval officer who is currently serving as the 19th United States Secretary of Transportation. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the 32nd mayor of South Bend, Indiana, from 2012 to 2020, which earned him the nickname "Mayor Pete".

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