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Pete Buttigieg’s historical run for the White House, as an openly gay and serious contender for a major party nomination, is a recurring theme in Jesse Moss’ new documentary, Mayor Pete. World-premiering at the Chicago Film Festival, Mayor Pete streams on Amazon Prime November 12.
Director Moss, whose credits include Boys State and Rated ‘R’: Republicans in Hollywood, makes a point of noting that he did not endorse Buttigieg in the presidential election. Instead, he sees the film as a personal story as much as a political one. Moss had gained access to footage of Pete’s private life, specifically, his relationship with his husband, Chasten Glezman, which is central to who he is and was at the core of his campaign. There are sights of the two men holding on to each other as a married couple, both as an old-fashioned couple but also a gay couple and very new figures in modern politics.
Born on January 19, 1982, Pete Buttigieg boasts impressive educational credits, as a graduate of Harvard College and Oxford University. From 2009 to 2017, he was an intelligence officer in the Navy Reserve. He was deployed to Afghanistan for seven months in 2014. Before being elected
Secretary Pete Buttigieg Makes History As First Openly LGBTQ, Senate-Confirmed Person to Lead a Department
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The U.S. Senate in a historic and overwhelmingly bipartisan vote confirmed Pete Buttigieg to be Secretary of Transportation. He is the first openly LGBTQ, Secretary or Senate-confirmed person to guide a department and hold a Cabinet-level position.
Congratulations to Secretary Pete Buttigieg on his historic proof. This confirmation breaks through a barrier that has existed for too long; where LGBTQ persona served as an impediment to nomination or confirmation at the highest level of government. Permit this important moment for our movement serve as a reminder to every LGBTQ young person: you too can serve your territory in any capacity you earn the qualifications to keep . President Biden promised to deliver an administration representative of the diversity of this nation, and this confirmation is a significant achievement toward that purpose. I look forward to working with Secretary Pete Buttigieg and the entire Biden cabinet.
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Pete Buttigieg vs Donald Trump? Don't rule out this gay millennial mayor just yet
Pete Buttigieg is exactly who US political reporters want to write about.
He is not Donald Trump, for one thing. Nor is he Joe Biden or Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren.
One of a bloated (and still swelling) field of democratic 2020 contenders, Mr Buttigieg suggestions bored journalists a fresh face and a brand-new name.
Yet there's more to his narrative.
If Mr Buttigieg was to be elected, he'd be the first to go from mayor to president — and the Mayor of a town roughly the size of Ballarat to boot.
He would be the youngest president and the first millennial, stepping into the office at age 39.
He'd be the first openly gay president.
Oh, and did we mention he's also the underdog? Or at least he was. The media's fascination with Mr Buttigieg has, in shift , fuelled support for his candidacy.
He went from polling at less than 1 per cent in February to hovering around 10 per cent in tardy April.
For reference, Joe Biden has consistently held the top spot around 29 per cent. Two express polls have seen Mr Buttigieg creep up into third.
He is generating intense online search i
Pete Buttigieg: Little-known openly gay mayor enters 2020 presidential race
The longest of longshot candidates has entered the race to become the next US president.
senPete Buttigieg, the little-known mayor of South Curve, Indiana, is bidding to become the first openly male lover occupant of the White House.
The democrat tweeted a video on Wednesday announcing that he has formed a presidential exploratory committee, a key opening step to formally starting a bid and asked his audience: "Are you ready to walk away from the politics of the past?
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Pete Buttigieg: Everything you demand to know about the 2020 presidential candidate
Pete Buttigieg, more commonly known as "Mayor Pete," announced his presidential exploratory committee on Jan. 23, 2019, and followed up with an official campaign launch on April 14, 2019. 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 male lover presidential nominee of a major party.
Out of the running: Saying that "the path has narrowed to a close," Buttigieg announced Sunday night that he is suspending his 2020 presidential campaign. He said, "I will no longer seek to be the 2020 Democratic nominee for president, but I will do everything in my power to ensure that we have a unused Democratic president come January."
Name: Pete Buttigieg (it's Maltese and pronounced "boot-edge-edge")
Party: Democrat
Date of birth: Jan. 19, 1982
Hometown: South Bend, Indiana
Family: Husband to Chasten Glezman, dog dad to rescues Truman and Buddy
Education: He studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar; B.A. in History and Literat