Pete Buttigieg – Former Secretary of Transportation, 2028 Presidential Election 2028 Candidate
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Pete Buttigieg

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Former Secretary of Transportation

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Born in South Bend, Indiana to two Notre Dame professors, his father a Maltese immigrant. Harvard and Oxford Rhodes Scholar who served as a Naval intelligence officer in Afghanistan. Married to husband Chasten Buttigieg; twin children Penelope and Gus.

Policy Focus

Infrastructure

TransportationClimate ActionTech

Policy Positions

TransportationImplementing $1.2 trillion infrastructure law, modernize airports and rail
Climate ActionEV charging network buildout, clean transportation standards
TechSmart infrastructure investment, broadband expansion to rural areas

Career Timeline

2012Became youngest mayor of South Bend, Indiana at 29
2014Deployed to Afghanistan as Navy intelligence officer
2015Came out as gay while serving as mayor
2019Ran for president, won Iowa caucuses
2021Confirmed as Secretary of Transportation
2023Led implementation of bipartisan infrastructure law
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