Pete Buttigieg

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Pete Buttigieg (2019)

Peter Paul Montgomery "Pete" Buttigieg [ buːtəˌdʒɛdʒ ] (*  19th January 1982 in South Bend , Indiana ) is an American politician of the Democratic Party . From January 1, 2012 until the end of 2019, he was the 32nd mayor of his hometown of South Bend.

In January 2019, he announced his candidacy in his party's primary election for the 2020 presidential election - as his party's first openly homosexual candidate. After a first and second place in the first two votes, Buttigieg withdrew his candidacy after the fourth vote on March 1, 2020.

Career

Youth and education

Buttigieg is the son of Joseph Buttigieg , an immigrant from Malta , and Jennifer Ann Buttigieg (née Montgomery), both professors at the University of Notre Dame , South Bend, a private Catholic university . In 2000 he graduated from the Catholic private school St. Joseph High School in South Bend as the best in his class. For an essay on the then Congressman Bernie Sanders from Vermont , he was awarded by the John F. Kennedy Library in an essay competition. He was also selected as one of two Indiana delegates to the United States Senate Youth Program . Buttigieg studied at Harvard College , where he was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa student association . In 2004 he received a Bachelor of Arts in history and literature . In his thesis he dealt with the influence of Puritanism on the foreign policy of the United States , as it is reflected in Graham Greene's novel The Quiet American . He then studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Pembroke College in Oxford with a Rhodes scholarship . He completed this course in 2007 with a further Bachelor of Arts.

Career entry and first political experiences

During his studies, Buttigieg did an internship in an NBC regional studio in Chicago . In 2002 he also interned at the campaign office of Congressman Jill Long Thompson and then worked as an advisor to her.

From 2004 to 2005 Buttigieg worked in Washington, DC for the international strategy consultancy of former US Secretary of Defense William Cohen . He also worked for several months as a research and strategy specialist for Senator John Kerry's presidential campaign .

After graduating from Oxford, he worked for the management consultancy McKinsey & Company from 2007 to 2010 .

In 2010 he was a Democratic candidate for Indiana State Treasurer , but lost to incumbent Richard Mourdock .

military service

Buttigieg joined the United States Navy Reserve (USNR or Navy Reserve ) in 2009 , a reserve force of which he was a part-time soldier until 2017. In 2014 - during his first term as mayor - he was transferred to active service in Afghanistan for seven months as an officer in the naval intelligence service . He retired from service with the rank of lieutenant captain .

Mayor of South Bend

Buttigieg supporters in the 2019 Boston Pride Parade .

On November 8, 2011, Buttigieg was elected mayor of South Bend to succeed Steve Luecke with 74 percent of the vote. On January 1, 2012, he took office as the youngest mayor of an American city with at least 100,000 inhabitants.

In 2014, the Washington Post named Buttigieg "the most interesting mayor you've never heard of," referring to his age, education, and military background. The New York Times published an editorial in 2016 in which she praised Buttigieg's work as mayor and raised the question of whether he could one day become the "first gay president."

Buttigieg has made urban redevelopment the focus of his office. A distinctive program is an initiative on vacant and abandoned lots, known locally as "1000 lots in 1000 days". The aim was to specifically renovate or demolish properties all over the city. The initiative was successfully completed in November 2015 as planned. During his stationing in Afghanistan, Deputy Mayor Mark Neal took over the office.

In 2014 Buttigieg announced that it would apply for a second legislative term . He won the Democratic primary with 78 percent of the vote. On November 3, 2015, he was re-elected for a second term as Mayor of South Bend with over 80 percent of the vote. The focus of his work until 2017 was his “Smart Streets” project. As part of this $ 25 million initiative, many one-way streets in the city center were rebuilt over several years so that they can be used from both sides. In addition, the streets have been made more attractive for pedestrians and cyclists.

In December 2018, Buttigieg announced that it would not run for a third term as Mayor of South Bend.

Application to chair the Democratic National Committee in 2017

On January 5, 2017, Buttigieg announced his candidacy for chair of the Democratic National Committee . He advocated that the aging Democratic Party should give its Millennial members more leverage. He withdrew his candidacy on election day as part of his nomination speech.

2020 presidential candidacy

After speculating for some time about a possible candidacy for Buttigieg for the 2020 presidential election , he announced on January 23, 2019 that he had founded an exploratory committee for a candidacy. He took part in the television debate of twelve Democratic presidential candidates (including favorites Joe Biden , Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders ) on October 15, 2019.

Buttigieg declared himself the winner ahead of Sanders in the first area code in the US state of Iowa on election evening , although the final result was only known after a three-day delay. Ultimately, Buttigieg received 14 delegate votes for the Democratic National Convention and was ahead of Sanders with 12 delegate votes. Despite the initial success, Buttigieg withdrew his candidacy on March 1, 2020 and thus before the so-called Super Tuesday .

If he had won the presidential election in November 2020, Buttigieg would have become the youngest and first openly homosexual president in the history of the United States at the age of 39 if he took office in January 2021 .

Political positions

Buttigieg is considered progressive. He speaks out for the right to abortion , the legalization of cannabis and against the death penalty .

In the area of climate protection , Buttigieg advocates a return to the Paris climate agreement . He advocates a Green New Deal and announced subsidies for solar modules and the introduction of a CO2 tax .

Unlike some of his competitors, including Bernie Sanders , Buttigieg rejects general free university access. He justified this by saying that it would be unfair if families with high incomes did not have to pay anything. Instead, he suggested that the university entrance make for families free of charge, less than 100,000 US dollars earning annually.

In terms of foreign policy, Buttigieg is striving, among other things, for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict .

Awards

In 2014 Buttigieg received a Luge Fellowship from the Aspen Institute . In 2015 he received the John F. Kennedy New Frontier Fenn Award.

Personal

Buttigieg sees his Christian faith as an essential foundation of his convictions, but rejects religious rights and advocates a strict separation of church and state . He was baptized a Catholic and attended Catholic high school , but later turned to the Anglican faith .

In addition to his native English , Buttigieg has language skills in Maltese , Arabic , Spanish , French , Dari-Persian and Norwegian . How far he masters these languages ​​is unclear.

In June 2015, Buttigieg made his homosexuality public. In late December 2017, he announced his engagement to Chasten Glezman, whom he married on June 16, 2018 in the Cathedral of St. James, an Episcopal church in South Bend.

Fonts

  • Shortest Way Home: One Mayor's Challenge and a Model for America's Future. Liveright Publishing Corporation / WW Norton & Company, Inc., 2019

Web links

Commons : Pete Buttigieg  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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  2. ^ Secretary of State: Elections Division: Election Foundation Wide . In.gov. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
  3. ↑ A letter from flyover country .
  4. ↑ Mayor Pete Gets Married, Then Takes His Husband to a Pride Party .
  5. ^ Indiana State Treasurer Name: Pete Buttigieg .
  6. ↑ 2000 Winning Essay by Peter Buttigieg .
  7. ↑ Phi Beta Kappa elects 92 seniors to Harvard chapter . Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  8. ↑ Rhodes Scholars announced Six talented students are Oxford-bound .
  9. ^ Ten Years Hence: Pete Buttigieg, Mayor, City of South Bend . Archived from the original on January 13, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  10. ↑ Pete Hughes: Pete Buttigieg: the former Oxford man hoping to be President. In: Oxford Mail. February 5, 2020, accessed March 6, 2020 .
  11. ↑ Pete Buttigieg's Biography .
  12. ↑ Candidate for state office brings campaign to city .
  13. ↑ Learn About Pete Buttigieg for South Bend Mayor .
  14. ^ Buttigieg Enters South Bend Mayoral Race - Pete Buttigieg .
  15. ↑ Indiana General Election November 2, 2010 .
  16. ↑ Erin Blasko: Navy Reserve to deploy Buttigieg to Afghanistan .
  17. ^ South Bend mayor back from Afghanistan deployment
  18. ↑ a b The First Gay President? .
  19. ↑ The most interesting mayor you've never heard of . 
  20. ↑ Mayor Pete Buttigieg . City of South Bend.
  21. ↑ The most interesting mayor you've never heard of . 
  22. ^ Vacant & Abandoned Properties Initiative . Archived from the original on November 12, 2013. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  23. ↑ '1,000 properties in 1,000 days' . 
  24. ↑ Progress Update .
  25. ↑ Mayor Buttigieg Announces Re-Election Bid . 
  26. ^ Pete Buttigieg winner of Democratic primary for South Bend mayor race .
  27. ^ South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg wins re-election .
  28. ↑ Smart Streets grand opening Friday . 
  29. ↑ Pete Buttigieg will not seek a third term as South Bend mayor . 
  30. ^ Indiana Mayor Running for DNC Chairman
  31. ↑ DNC Race: Tom Perez Becomes DNC Chair in Close Election Victory
  32. ↑ # 2020Vision: Kander and Buttigieg make moves .
  33. ↑ Could Pete Buttigieg Become the First Millennial President? . 
  34. ↑ Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg jumps into 2020 race .
  35. ↑ zeit.de October 16, 2019: Everyone against Donald Trump
  36. ↑ IDP Caucus 2020 Results , accessed February 11, 2020
  37. ^ Reid J. Epstein, Trip Gabriel: Pete Buttigieg to Quit Democratic Presidential Race . In: The New York Times . March 1, 2020, ISSN  0362-4331 ( nytimes.com [accessed March 2, 2020]).
  38. ↑ politico.com: The End of Buttigieg's Bridge Experiment
  39. ↑ Lauren Gambino: Pete Buttigieg for president? Long-shot stands out in crowded field. The Guardian, March 23, 2019, accessed February 5, 2020 .
  40. ↑ Charles Kaiser: Pete Buttigieg might be the most progressive candidate ever to run for president. The Guardian, March 2, 2020, accessed March 7, 2020 .
  41. ↑ https://time.com/5570327/pete-buttigieg-presidential-candidate-2020/
  42. ↑ https://apps.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/graphics/2019/02/president-2020-candidates/issues-marijuana/#Buttigieg
  43. ↑ https://www.foxnews.com/politics/buttigieg-calls-for-scrapping-death-penalty-supporting-slave-reparations
  44. ↑ Chelsea Janes, Michael Scherer: Pete Buttigieg, the young and openly gay Midwest mayor, finds a voice in crowded Democratic presidential field. The Washington Post, March 16, 2019, accessed March 7, 2020 .
  45. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cX7hni-zGD8&t=4460
  46. ↑ https://news.yahoo.com/mayor-pete-president-pete-crazy-thinks-ideas-arent-191944192.html
  47. ↑ Elizabeth Popp Berman: Pete Buttigieg argues against free college. This is why progressives can't agree about subsidizing tuition. The Washington Post, April 5, 2019, accessed March 7, 2020 .
  48. ^ Maggie Astor: Buttigieg Attacks Top Democratic Rivals on Tuition-Free College for All. The New York Times, December 6, 2019, accessed March 7, 2020 .
  49. ↑ Omri Nahmias: Pete Buttigieg: US support for Israel is not support for annexation. The Jerusalem Post, October 29, 2019, accessed March 7, 2020 .
  50. ^ Buttigieg Establishes City Diversity and Inclusion Initiative .
  51. ↑ Pete Buttigieg 2015 - Fenn Award Recipient . John F. Kennedy Presidential Library And Museum.
  52. ↑ Kirsten Powers: Mayor Pete Buttigieg's countercultural approach to Christianity is what America needs now. usatoday, April 4, 2019, accessed February 5, 2020 .
  53. ^ Sarah Pulliam Bailey: Evangelicals helped get Trump into the White House. Pete Buttigieg believes the religious left will get him out. The Washington Post, March 29, 2019, accessed February 5, 2020 .
  54. ^ Edward Beck: Pete Buttigieg on faith, his marriage and Mike Pence. CNN, April 2, 2019, accessed February 5, 2020 .
  55. ↑ Michael Erard: Pete Buttigieg's Language Magic Is Textbook Polyglot Mythmaking: American culture is far from the first to glorify people who speak several languages. The Atlantic, April 29, 2019, accessed February 5, 2020 .
  56. ^ 'South Bend Mayor: Why Coming Out Matters' .
  57. ↑ 'Pete Butigieg's announcement creates a buzz' .
  58. ^ South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg announces engagement .
  59. ↑ Mayor Pete Buttigieg marries partner Chasten Glezman in downtown South Bend . In: South Bend Tribune . 
personal data
SURNAME Buttigieg, Pete
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Buttigieg, Peter Paul Montgomery (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician (Democratic Party)
DATE OF BIRTH January 19, 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH South Bend , Indiana