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Pete Buttigieg, Mayor of South Bend, IN, running for Presidency of the United States (Attribution: marcn, Creative Commons license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en , Presented at: WindermereSun.com )
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The youngest presidential candidate of the Democratic Party, for 2020, is the 37- year old mayor of South Bend, Indiana, Pete Buttigieg . He is a former Rhodes scholar , Harvard graduate, veteran of the War in Afghanistan , a concert pianist who speaks seven languages, and the first openly gay nominee from a major party. He is also a lieutenant in the United States Navy Reserve . He was a consultant at McKinsey and Company , a management strategy consulting firm, from 2007 through 2010.
Buttigieg supports labor unions , universal background checks for guns, protecting the environment by addressing climate change , passing a federal law banning discrimination against LGBT people , and the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
Meet Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, who’s gaining momentum in his bid for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, in the video “Who Is Pete Buttigieg and Why Is He Killing It in the Polls? The Daily Show “, below:
VIDEO South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg joins Lawrence to talk about what he would do as President about the Mueller report, the Trump tax cuts, the war in Afghanistan, and more, in the video “
Lawrence Interviews Presidential Contender Pete Buttigieg, The Last Word, MSNBC “, below:
VIDEO South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg joins Bill to discuss his potential candidacy for President of the United States, in the video “
Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Real Time With Bill Maher (HBO )”, below:
VIDEO 2020 Sunday Sit-down: 37-year-old Mayor Pete Buttigieg on his core message and the key issues, in the video “
Pete Buttigieg Break Out of a crowded field of Democratic presidential hopefuls “, below:
VIDEO As the Democratic 2020 presidential field continues to take shape, where does one hopeful, South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg stand on the issues, ranging from the Green New Deal to capitalism and government experience? Buttigieg joins Morning Joe to discuss, in the video “
South Bend Mayor Makes His Case For 2020, MSNBC “, below:
VIDEO The Democratic presidential candidate shares why the country needs to make economic growth more inclusive, in the video “
Pete Buttigieg on Nation’s Economy and Reparations for African Americans, The View “, below:
VIDEO Democratic presidential candidate Mayor Pete Buttigieg talks about Vice President Mike Pence’s views on homosexuality and says Pence would be both a better and worse president than Donald Trump, in the video “
2020 candidate asked if Pence would be better than Trump “, below:
VIDEO CNN’s Van Jones sits down with South Bend, Indiana, Mayor and presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg who realizes he is having a “moment” in the 2020 presidential race, in the video “
How Pete Buttigieg wants to stand out in crowded 2020 field “, below:
VIDEO Pete Buttigieg, Democrat mayor of South Bend, Indiana, has thrown his hat into the ring for the 2020 Democratic Presidential nom and explains what his black agenda is. Plus, Buttigieg goes into what it’s like to be an openly gay politician running for president, in the video “
Pete Buttigieg On Political Honesty, His Black Agenda, Open Homosexuality+ More “, below:
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&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;For more on Pete Buttigieg, please refer to the excerpt from Wikipedia, in italics, below:&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;<br /><br />
&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Buttigieg was born in &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”South Bend, Indiana” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Bend,_Indiana”&amp;gt;South Bend, Indiana&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;, to Jennifer Anne (Montgomery) and &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”Joseph Buttigieg” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Buttigieg”&amp;gt;Joseph Buttigieg&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;, both professors at the &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”University of Notre Dame” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Notre_Dame”&amp;gt;University of Notre Dame&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;.&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-7″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-7″&amp;gt;[7]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; His father was an immigrant from &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”Malta” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malta”&amp;gt;Malta&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;, and his mother is a multiple-generation &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”Hoosier” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoosier”&amp;gt;Hoosier&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;.&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-8″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-8″&amp;gt;[8]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;<br /><br />
&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Buttigieg graduated in 2000 from &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”St. Joseph High School (South Bend, Indiana)” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Joseph_High_School_(South_Bend,_Indiana)”&amp;gt;St. Joseph High School&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; in South Bend, where he was president and valedictorian of his senior class.&amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff9900;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-2010Bio_9-0″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff9900;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-2010Bio-9″&amp;gt;[9]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; In his senior year of high school, he was honored for an essay for the “JFK Profiles in Courage Essay Contest”; he traveled to Boston, where he met &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”Caroline Kennedy” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Kennedy”&amp;gt;Caroline Kennedy&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; and other members of President Kennedy’s family during a ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Library. Buttigieg had written about the integrity and political courage demonstrated by U.S. Congressman &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”Bernie Sanders” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Sanders”&amp;gt;Bernie Sanders&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; of &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”Vermont” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermont”&amp;gt;Vermont&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;, one of only two &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”Independent politician” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_politician”&amp;gt;independent&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; members of Congress.&amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-10″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-10″&amp;gt;[10]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; He was also selected as one of two Indiana delegates to the&amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”United States Senate Youth Program” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_Youth_Program”&amp;gt;United States Senate Youth Program&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;.&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;<br /><br />
&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Buttigieg attended &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”Harvard College” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_College”&amp;gt;Harvard College&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;, where he was president of the &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”Harvard Institute of Politics” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_Institute_of_Politics”&amp;gt;Harvard Institute of Politics&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; Student Advisory Committee and worked on the Institute’s annual study of youth attitudes on politics.&amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-11″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-11″&amp;gt;[11]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-12″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-12″&amp;gt;[12]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; Buttigieg was also a member of &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”Phi Beta Kappa” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phi_Beta_Kappa”&amp;gt;Phi Beta Kappa&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;.&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-13″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-13″&amp;gt;[13]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;<br /><br />
&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Buttigieg graduated &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a class=”mw-redirect” style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”Magna cum laude” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magna_cum_laude”&amp;gt;magna cum laude&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; from Harvard in 2004, receiving his &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”Bachelor of Arts” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachelor_of_Arts”&amp;gt;Bachelor of Arts&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; degree in history and literature.&amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-Alfaro-190123_14-0″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-Alfaro-190123-14″&amp;gt;[14]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; He wrote his thesis on the influence of &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a class=”mw-redirect” style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”Puritanism” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puritanism”&amp;gt;puritanism&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; &amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;on &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”Foreign policy of the United States” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_policy_of_the_United_States”&amp;gt;U.S. foreign policy&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;, as reflected in &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”Graham Greene” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Greene”&amp;gt;Graham Greene&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;’s novel &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”The Quiet American” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Quiet_American”&amp;gt;The Quiet American&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;.&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-15″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-15″&amp;gt;[15]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; He received a&amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”British undergraduate degree classification” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_undergraduate_degree_classification”&amp;gt;first-class&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; honors &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”Master’s degree” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master%27s_degree”&amp;gt;degree&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; in &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”Philosophy, politics and economics” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy,_politics_and_economics”&amp;gt;philosophy, politics and economics&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; in 2007 from &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”Pembroke College, Oxford” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pembroke_College,_Oxford”&amp;gt;Pembroke College, Oxford&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;, where he was a &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a class=”mw-redirect” style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”Rhodes Scholar” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodes_Scholar”&amp;gt;Rhodes Scholar&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;.&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-16″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-16″&amp;gt;[16]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-Alfaro-190123_14-1″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-Alfaro-190123-14″&amp;gt;[14]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;<br /><br />
&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Before graduating from college, Buttigieg worked as an investigative intern at &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”WMAQ-TV” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WMAQ-TV”&amp;gt;WMAQ-TV&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;, &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”Chicago” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago”&amp;gt;Chicago&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;’s &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”NBC” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC”&amp;gt;NBC&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; news affiliate. He also worked as an intern for &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”Jill Long Thompson” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jill_Long_Thompson”&amp;gt;Jill Long Thompson&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;’s unsuccessfu&amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;l&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-17″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-17″&amp;gt;[17]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; 2002 congressional campaign. He later served as an adviser to her unsuccessful&amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-18″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-18″&amp;gt;[18]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a class=”mw-redirect” style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”Indiana gubernatorial election, 2008″ href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_gubernatorial_election,_2008″&amp;gt;2008 gubernatorial campaign&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;.&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-19″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-19″&amp;gt;[19]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;<br /><br />
&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;From 2004 to 2005, Buttigieg worked in &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”Washington, D.C.” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,_D.C.”&amp;gt;Washington, D.C.&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;, as conference director for former &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a class=”mw-redirect” style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”U.S. Secretary of Defense” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Secretary_of_Defense”&amp;gt;U.S. Secretary of Defense&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”William Cohen” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Cohen”&amp;gt;William Cohen&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;’s international strategic consulting firm, &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”The Cohen Group” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cohen_Group”&amp;gt;The Cohen Group&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;. He also spent several months working on Senator&amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”John Kerry” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kerry”&amp;gt;John Kerry&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;’s &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a class=”mw-redirect” style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”John Kerry presidential campaign, 2004″ href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kerry_presidential_campaign,_2004″&amp;gt;2004 presidential campaign&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;, where he was a policy and research specialist.&amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-20″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-20″&amp;gt;[20]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; After earning his Oxford degree, he worked as a consultant at McKinsey and Company from 2007 through 2010.&amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-21″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-21″&amp;gt;[21]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-22″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-22″&amp;gt;[22]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;<br /><br />
&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;He was the Democratic Party nominee in 2010 for &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”Indiana State Treasurer” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_State_Treasurer”&amp;gt;State Treasurer of Indiana&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;. Buttigieg lost to &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”Republican Party (United States)” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)”&amp;gt;Republican&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; incumbent &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”Richard Mourdock” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Mourdock”&amp;gt;Richard Mourdock&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;, garnering 37.5% of the vote.&amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-23″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-23″&amp;gt;[23]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;<br /><br />
&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Buttigieg was commissioned as a &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”Office of Naval Intelligence” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_Naval_Intelligence”&amp;gt;Naval intelligence&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; officer in the &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”United States Navy Reserve” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy_Reserve”&amp;gt;Navy Reserve&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; in 2009, and deployed to Afghanistan in 2014&amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;.&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-24″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-24″&amp;gt;[24]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; After a seven-month deployment, Buttigieg returned to South Bend.&amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-25″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-25″&amp;gt;[25]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; He remained a lieutenant in the Naval Reserve until 2017.&amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-abcnewsNavyReserve_26-0″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-abcnewsNavyReserve-26″&amp;gt;[26]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-27″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-27″&amp;gt;[27]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;<br /><br />
&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Buttigieg was elected Mayor of South Bend in November 2011, with 74% of the vote&amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-fuller2014_28-0″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-fuller2014-28″&amp;gt;[28]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; and took office in January 2012 at age 29, as the youngest mayor of a U.S. city with at least 100,000 residents.&amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-fuller2014_28-1″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-fuller2014-28″&amp;gt;[28]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-29″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-29″&amp;gt;[29]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;<br /><br />
&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;In 2012 Buttigieg demoted South Bend police chief Darryl Boykins after a federal investigation found that the police department had improperly recorded telephone calls&amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;.&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-TimelineCareer_30-0″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-TimelineCareer-30″&amp;gt;[30]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt; &amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;Buttigieg also fired the police department’s communications director, who had “discovered the recordings but continued to record the line at Boykins’ command.”&amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-TimelineCareer_30-1″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-TimelineCareer-30″&amp;gt;[30]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; The police communications director alleged that the recordings captured four senior police officers making racist remarks and discussing illegal acts&amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;.&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-TimelineCareer_30-2″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-TimelineCareer-30″&amp;gt;[30]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-Buckley_31-0″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-Buckley-31″&amp;gt;[31]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; Buttigieg opted to settle suits brought by Boykins, the communications director, and the four officers out of court.&amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-TimelineCareer_30-3″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-TimelineCareer-30″&amp;gt;[30]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-32″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-32″&amp;gt;[32]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; A federal judge ruled in 2015 that Boykins’s recordings violated the Federal Wiretap Act.&amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-Buckley_31-1″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-Buckley-31″&amp;gt;[31]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;Buttigieg came under pressure from political opponents to release the tapes, but declined to do so, citing the Wiretap Act,&amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-Buckley_31-2″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-Buckley-31″&amp;gt;[31]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; while also calling for the eradication of racial bias in the police force.&amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-TimelineCareer_30-4″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-TimelineCareer-30″&amp;gt;[30]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;<br /><br />
&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Buttigieg appointed Ron Teachman, formerly the police chief of &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”New Bedford, Massachusetts” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Bedford,_Massachusetts”&amp;gt;New Bedford, Massachusetts&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;, as the new police chief. Teachman oversaw the introduction of &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a class=”mw-redirect” style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”ShotSpotter” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ShotSpotter”&amp;gt;ShotSpotter&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; technology to South Bend, as well as a new anti-gang initiative.&amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-TimelineCareer_30-5″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-TimelineCareer-30″&amp;gt;[30]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;<br /><br />
&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Buttigieg was named mayor of the year for 2013 by GovFresh.com, tying with former three-term New York City mayor &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a class=”mw-redirect” style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”Mike Bloomberg” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Bloomberg”&amp;gt;Mike Bloomberg&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;.&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-33″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-33″&amp;gt;[33]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-34″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-34″&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;[34]&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt; In 2014, &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”The Washington Post” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Washington_Post”&amp;gt;The Washington Post&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; called Buttigieg “the most interesting mayor you’ve never heard of” based on his youth, education, and military background&amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;.&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-fuller2014_28-2″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-fuller2014-28″&amp;gt;[28]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; In 2016, &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”The New York Times” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times”&amp;gt;The New York Times&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; columnist &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”Frank Bruni” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Bruni”&amp;gt;Frank Bruni&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; published a column praising Buttigieg’s work as mayor and asking in the headline if he could eventually be elected as “the first gay president.”&amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-FrankBruni_35-0″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-FrankBruni-35″&amp;gt;[35]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;<br /><br />
&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Buttigieg has made redevelopment a top priority of his administration. One of its signature programs has been the “Vacant and Abandoned Properties Initiative” (known locally as “1,000 Properties in 1,000 Days”), a project to repair or demolish&amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a class=”mw-redirect” style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”Urban blight” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_blight”&amp;gt;blighted properties&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; across the city.&amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-VAHI_36-0″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-VAHI-36″&amp;gt;[36]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-37″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-37″&amp;gt;[37]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; The goal was reached by the program’s scheduled end date in November 2015.&amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-38″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-38″&amp;gt;[38]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;<br /><br />
&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Buttigieg served for seven months in Afghanistan as a lieutenant in the Navy Reserves, returning to the United States on September 23, 2014.&amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-ReturntoUSA_39-0″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-ReturntoUSA-39″&amp;gt;[39]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; While deployed, Buttigieg was assigned to the &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”Afghan Threat Finance Cell” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghan_Threat_Finance_Cell”&amp;gt;Afghan Threat Finance Cell&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;, a &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a class=”mw-redirect” style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”Counterterrorism” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counterterrorism”&amp;gt;counterterrorism&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; &amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;unit that targeted &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”Taliban insurgency” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taliban_insurgency”&amp;gt;Taliban insurgency&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; financing.&amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-40″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-40″&amp;gt;[40]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-41″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-41″&amp;gt;[41]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; In Buttigieg’s absence, Deputy Mayor Mark Neal, South Bend’s city &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”Comptroller” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comptroller”&amp;gt;controller&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;, served in the role of executive, from February 2014 until Buttigieg returned to his role as mayor in October 2014.&amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-ReturntoUSA_39-1″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-ReturntoUSA-39″&amp;gt;[39]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;<br /><br />
&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;In 2014, Buttigieg announced that he would seek a second term&amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-42″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-42″&amp;gt;[42]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; and went on to win the Democratic primary with 78% of the vote, defeating Henry Davis, Jr., the city councilman from the 2nd District.&amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-43″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-43″&amp;gt;[43]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; In November 2015, he was elected to his second term as mayor of South Bend with over 80% of the vote, defeating Republican Kelly Jones.&amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-44″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-44″&amp;gt;[44]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;<br /><br />
&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;In 2013 Buttigieg proposed a “Smart Streets” urban development program to improve South Bend’s downtown area, and in early 2015 (after traffic studies and public hearings) he secured a &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a class=”mw-redirect” style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”Bond issue” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bond_issue”&amp;gt;bond issue&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; for the program&amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-TimelineCareer_30-6″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-TimelineCareer-30″&amp;gt;[30]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; backed by &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”Tax increment financing” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_increment_financing”&amp;gt;tax increment financing&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;.&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-Blasko_45-0″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-Blasko-45″&amp;gt;[45]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-ParrottSmart_46-0″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-ParrottSmart-46″&amp;gt;[46]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; One of Buttigieg’s signature projects,&amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-Blasko_45-1″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-Blasko-45″&amp;gt;[45]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;”Smart Streets” was aimed at improving economic development and urban vibrancy as well as road safety.&amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-Vibrant_47-0″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-Vibrant-47″&amp;gt;[47]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; The project involved the conversion of &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a class=”mw-redirect” style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”One-way street” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-way_street”&amp;gt;one-way streets&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; in downtown to two-way streets, &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”Traffic calming” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_calming”&amp;gt;traffic calming&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; measures, the widening of &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”Sidewalk” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidewalk”&amp;gt;sidewalks&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;, streetside beautification (including the planting of trees and installation of decorative brickwork), the addition of &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”Bike lane” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bike_lane”&amp;gt;bike lanes&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;,&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-ParrottSmart_46-1″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-ParrottSmart-46″&amp;gt;[46]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt; &amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;and the introduction of &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a class=”mw-redirect” style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”Roundabouts” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roundabouts”&amp;gt;roundabouts&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;.&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-Vibrant_47-1″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-Vibrant-47″&amp;gt;[47]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; Elements of the project were finished in 2016,&amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-TimelineCareer_30-7″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-TimelineCareer-30″&amp;gt;[30]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; and it was officially completed in 2017&amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;.&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-Vibrant_47-2″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-Vibrant-47″&amp;gt;[47]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; The project was credited with spurring private development in the city.&amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-ParrottSmart_46-2″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-ParrottSmart-46″&amp;gt;[46]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;<br /><br />
&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;As mayor, Buttigieg was a leading figure behind the creation of a nightly &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”Laser lighting display” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_lighting_display”&amp;gt;laser lighting display&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; along downtown South Bend’s St. Joseph River trail as&amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”Public art” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_art”&amp;gt;public art&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;. The project cost $700,000, which was raised from private funds.&amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-Sikich_48-0″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-Sikich-48″&amp;gt;[48]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; The “River Lights” installation was unveiled in May 2015, as part of the city’s 150th anniversary celebrations&amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;.&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-TimelineCareer_30-8″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-TimelineCareer-30″&amp;gt;[30]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;<br /><br />
&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Under Buttigieg, South Bend launched a $50 million investment in the city’s parks, many of which had been neglected during the preceding decades.&amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-Sikich_48-1″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-Sikich-48″&amp;gt;[48]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;<br /><br />
&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;In December 2018 Buttigieg announced that he would not seek a third term as mayor of South Bend.&amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-49″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-49″&amp;gt;[49]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;<br /><br />
&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;In January 2017 Buttigieg announced his candidacy for Chair of the &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”Democratic National Committee” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_National_Committee”&amp;gt;Democratic National Committee&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; in its&amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a class=”mw-redirect” style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”Democratic National Committee chairmanship election, 2017″ href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_National_Committee_chairmanship_election,_2017″&amp;gt;2017 chairmanship election&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;.&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-50″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-50″&amp;gt;[50]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; He “built a national profile as an emerging &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”Dark horse” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_horse”&amp;gt;dark horse&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; in the race for the chairmanship with the backing of former DNC Chairman &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”Howard Dean” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Dean”&amp;gt;Howard Dean&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-Seitz-Wald_51-0″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-Seitz-Wald-51″&amp;gt;[51]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; and former Maryland governor &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”Martin O’Malley” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_O%27Malley”&amp;gt;Martin O’Malley&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;.&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-Fritze_52-0″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-Fritze-52″&amp;gt;[52]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; Buttigieg “campaigned on the idea that the aging Democratic Party needed to empower its millennial members.”&amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-Seitz-Wald_51-1″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-Seitz-Wald-51″&amp;gt;[51]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; He withdrew from the race on the day of the election.&amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-Seitz-Wald_51-2″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-Seitz-Wald-51″&amp;gt;[51]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;<br /><br />
&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;On January 23, 2019, Buttigieg announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”President of the United States” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States”&amp;gt;President of the United States&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; in the &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”2020 United States presidential election” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_election”&amp;gt;2020 election&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;.&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-53″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-53″&amp;gt;[53]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-54″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-54″&amp;gt;[54]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-55″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-55″&amp;gt;[55]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; If elected, he would be the youngest as well as the first openly&amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”LGBT” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT”&amp;gt;LGBT&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; American president.&amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-exploratory_56-0″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-exploratory-56″&amp;gt;[56]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;<br /><br />
&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;As a presidential candidate, Buttigieg has expressed support for &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”Universal health care” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_health_care”&amp;gt;universal healthcare&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;, &amp;lt;a class=”mw-redirect” style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”Labor unions” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labor_unions”&amp;gt;labor unions&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;, &amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”Universal background check” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_background_check”&amp;gt;universal background checks&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; for guns,&amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”Environmentalism” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmentalism”&amp;gt;protecting the environment&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; by addressing &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”Global warming” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming”&amp;gt;climate change&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;, &amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”Equality Act (United States)” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equality_Act_(United_States)”&amp;gt;passing a federal law banning discrimination&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; against &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”LGBT” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT”&amp;gt;LGBT people&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;, and the &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deferred_Action_for_Childhood_Arrivals”&amp;gt;Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; program&amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;.&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-auto_5-1″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-auto-5″&amp;gt;[5]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-&amp;amp;quot;Beauchamp_6-1″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-&amp;amp;quot;Beauchamp-6″&amp;gt;[6]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt; &amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;Buttigieg self-identifies as a&amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”Progressivism in the United States” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressivism_in_the_United_States”&amp;gt;progressive&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; and a supporter of &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”Democratic capitalism” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_capitalism”&amp;gt;democratic capitalism&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;.&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-&amp;amp;quot;Beauchamp_6-2″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-&amp;amp;quot;Beauchamp-6″&amp;gt;[6]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; He identifies &amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” title=”Regulatory capture” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulatory_capture”&amp;gt;regulatory capture&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; as a significant problem in American society.&amp;lt;span style=”color: #ff0000;”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sup id=”cite_ref-&amp;amp;quot;Beauchamp_6-3″ class=”reference”&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a style=”color: #ff0000;” href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg#cite_note-&amp;amp;quot;Beauchamp-6″&amp;gt;[6]&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;<br /><br />
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