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Pete Buttigieg

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Pete Buttigieg is an American politician and attorney currently serving as the United States Secretary of Transportation, a position he has held since February 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Buttigieg previously served as the Mayor of South Bend, Indiana, from 2012 to 2020. During his tenure as mayor, he focused on urban revitalization, infrastructure improvements, and economic development, gaining national attention for his leadership style and innovative policies.

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★ Featured Quote

August 25, 2026

He brought hope to us.

Pete Buttigieg

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  1. “It’s not lost on me that this happened soon after we shared photos of our family on social media for Father’s Day.2 sources2026npr.org
  2. “I don’t know how much we can do about it, but so help me God, if there is any way to press civil or criminal charges over this, we will.2 sources2026theguardian.com
  3. I have been preaching from coast to coast to anybody who will listen in our party that our politics cannot just be about what we’re against.2 sources2026iowacapitaldispatch.com
  4. We’ve got to build something that is not just better than now, but better than before, and that’s going to require a lot of Midwestern common sense.2 sources2026iowacapitaldispatch.com
  5. It doesn’t have to be this way.2 sources2026iowacapitaldispatch.com
  6. I’m excited. I’m here because Sarah can win, and I think it’s really important for people to understand that these are very competitive races in districts and places that I think a lot of the national commentators sometimes write off.2 sources2026iowacapitaldispatch.com
Aug 24, 2026

There is no such thing as again in real life. The only way out is through.

abcnews.com
Aug 24, 2026

His speech was what you talk about at the kitchen table. How America is going to survive all of this?

abcnews.com
Aug 9, 2026

We’re going to win because we know what it means to focus on what’s at stake, to lock arms as allies after a spirited primary, to pull together in common cause.

theguardian.com
Aug 9, 2026

Wherever you sit, in this big tent of ours, and it is a big tent, but whatever corner of that tent you think of as home, there is a set of things, and I mean big, big things, where we agree with each other, we agree with most Michiganders…

theguardian.com
Aug 7, 2026

The vast majority of people understand that it makes no sense to say that we can’t have good roads and and great hospitals in rural places and we can’t have fully funded public schools at the exact same moment when the wealthiest people in…

michiganadvance.com
Aug 7, 2026

Hospitals are closing, people are losing their healthcare, and Medicaid decisions being made in Lansing will help decide whether we can do something about that.

michiganadvance.com
Aug 5, 2026

He is, if not single-handedly responsible, certainly the person most responsible for EV excellence on American soil. And he’s saying, what the fuck? And I don’t blame him for that.

dailycaller.com
Jul 27, 2026

I think right now with everything that voters and their families are up against economically, there’s a very important opening.

virginiamercury.com
Jul 23, 2026

Right now, I’m very focused on the election that’s actually happening.

virginiamercury.com
Jul 23, 2026

I think even with a nationwide picture where maps are distorted to the benefit of Republicans on average, we can still win.

virginiamercury.com
Jul 23, 2026

I’m very concerned that the White House and congressional Republicans seem to have given up on the idea that they’re going to win by convincing voters that they’re doing a good job.

virginiamercury.com
Jul 23, 2026

The failures of the Trump administration represent an opening, not an answer.

virginiamercury.com
Jul 23, 2026

We have to keep a relentless focus on the issues from high cost of living to runaway corruption in Washington — the issues that are really driving voters.

virginiamercury.com
Jul 19, 2026

But even with that tilted playing field, I see enormous opportunity for Democrats.

floridaphoenix.com
Jul 19, 2026

That is not bad luck. That is what happens when you have 27 years of one-party rule.

floridaphoenix.com
Jul 19, 2026

I see us competing in places that would have been written off just a few months ago.

floridaphoenix.com
Jul 14, 2026

We got to have leaders who are ready to deliver a future that is better, not just better than now, but better than before

nebraskaexaminer.com
Jul 14, 2026

Obviously, the current cruelty and chaos can’t get us where we need to be as a country, but neither can the old politics as usual

nebraskaexaminer.com
Jul 13, 2026

I have been preaching from coast to coast to anybody who will listen in our party that our politics cannot just be about what we’re against.

iowacapitaldispatch.com
Jul 13, 2026

We’ve got to build something that is not just better than now, but better than before, and that’s going to require a lot of Midwestern common sense.

iowacapitaldispatch.com
Jul 13, 2026

I’m excited. I’m here because Sarah can win, and I think it’s really important for people to understand that these are very competitive races in districts and places that I think a lot of the national commentators sometimes write off.

iowacapitaldispatch.com

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