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Pete Buttigieg is an American politician and former military officer who has served as the United States Secretary of Transportation since 2021. He gained national attention as the Mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and as a candidate in the 2020 Democratic presidential primaries.

Pete Buttigieg was born on January 19, 1982, in South Bend, Indiana. He is the son of Joseph Buttigieg, a professor at the University of Notre Dame, and Jennifer Anne Montgomery. Buttigieg attended Harvard University, where he graduated magna cum laude with a degree in history and literature.

Pete Buttigieg is married to Chasten Glezman, a teacher and author. The couple married in June 2018 and have since adopted twins, Penelope Rose and Joseph August, born in 2021. Buttigieg is openly gay and has been an advocate for LGBTQ+ rights.

Before entering politics, Pete Buttigieg worked as a consultant at McKinsey & Company. He served as the Mayor of South Bend, Indiana, from 2012 to 2020, where he focused on urban revitalization. In 2021, he was appointed the U.S. Secretary of Transportation, becoming the first openly gay Cabinet member in U.S. history.

As Mayor of South Bend, Pete Buttigieg initiated the "Smart Streets" project, which revitalized the downtown area. As Secretary of Transportation, he has been instrumental in promoting infrastructure investment through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

Pete Buttigieg has faced scrutiny over his handling of police issues in South Bend, particularly the firing of the city’s first African-American police chief and a controversial police-involved shooting in 2019. These incidents have sparked discussions about his leadership on racial justice.