Everything you need to know about Pete Buttigieg ahead of ABC News' DemDebate in Houston: Full coverage begins TOMORROW at 7pm ET on or on all your favorite streaming devices.
Pete Buttigieg, more commonly known as"Mayor Pete," announced his presidential exploratory committee on Jan. 23, and followed up with an official campaign launch on April 14. Buttigieg, who came out as he was pursuing his second term as mayor of his hometown, is hoping to become the nation's first openly gay presidential nominee of a major party.
What he used to do: Buttigieg was an intelligence officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve from 2009 to 2017. Before making a transition to public service, Buttigieg was a civilian contractor for the global consulting firm McKinsey & Company. He worked there between 2007 and 2010, after completing his studies at Oxford.Buttigieg was 29 when he was first elected as mayor of South Bend in 2011. At the time, that made him the youngest mayor of a U.S.
After the mass shooting in Las Vegas, Buttigieg, a U.S. Navy Reserve veteran who was deployed to Afghanistan, denounced military-style assault rifles.
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