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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 earned him the nickname " Mayor Pete ".
Pete Buttigieg has served as the secretary of transportation since February 3, 2021. He was confirmed by the United States Senate by a vote of 86–13 on February 2, 2021. [5] Buttigieg is the first openly gay man to hold the position, the first openly gay Cabinet secretary and the youngest person to serve as secretary of transportation. [6]
Pete Buttigieg's time as Transportation Secretary has been anything but under the radar.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said the handful of EV charging stations that have been built are the beginning stages of Biden's goal to reach 500,000 by 2030.
On Thursday, US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited the town of East Palestine, Ohio, for some much-needed damage control. The catastrophic 3 February derailment of a nearby train ...
Pete Buttigieg won Senate approval Tuesday as transportation secretary, the first openly gay person to be confirmed to a Cabinet post. “I’m honored and humbled by today’s vote in the Senate ...
Chasten James Glezman Buttigieg ( / ˈtʃæstən buːtədʒədʒ / CHASS-tən BOOT-ə-jəj; born June 23, 1989) is an American teacher, writer, and LGBT+ activist. He is married to Pete Buttigieg, the current U.S. secretary of transportation. He was an advisor, spokesperson, and social media campaigner during his husband's 2020 presidential campaign. In September 2020, Buttigieg released a ...
Pete Buttigieg has appeared to lean into his role as the face of the beleaguered American transportation network.