Pete Buttigieg 2020 presidential campaign
The 2020 presidential campaign of Pete Buttigieg was an election campaign by the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana. It was formally announced on April 14, 2019 in South Bend.[3][4] Buttigieg was the first openly gay candidate to seek the Democratic nomination for president.[5] At 38, he was the youngest candidate in the 2020 primary race.[6] Although considered a lower-tier candidate at launch, his campaign later gained prominence, winning the most delegates in the Iowa caucuses and tying with Bernie Sanders for the most delegates in the New Hampshire primary.
Pete for America
January 23, 2019
April 14, 2019
March 1, 2020
- Mike Schmuhl[1]
- (campaign manager)
- Lis Smith[1]
- (senior advisor and spokesperson)
US$76,778,634.72[2] (December 31, 2019)
- Win The Era
Buttigieg's major political positions included abolition of the United States Electoral College, support for a public health insurance option with an individual mandate,[7] labor unions, universal background checks for gun purchases, protecting the environment by addressing climate change, a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, overturning the Citizens United ruling, and a federal law prohibiting discrimination against LGBTQ people.[8]
After placing fourth in the South Carolina primary—and not seeing a path to gain the DNC nomination—Buttigieg dropped out of the race on March 1, 2020 having earned 26 delegates and almost 17% of the popular vote.[9][10][11][12] On March 2, Buttigieg endorsed Joe Biden for president.
LGBTQ representation[edit]
The Daily Beast notes Buttigieg's campaign as a “trailblazer” for LGBTQ representation in politics and society.[119][120] He addressed his being gay candidly “in a way no other public figure has done”.[120] Buttigieg also rebuffed “attacks from homophobic bigots” by invoking his Christian faith.[119] He discussed his marriage at campaign events, and publicly showed affection to his husband.[119] According to The Daily Beast his “candidacy has shown young people anxious about coming out that being gay is no longer a barrier to full participation in our society”.[120]