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Pete Buttigieg 2020 presidential campaign
Campaign2020 United States presidential election (Democratic primaries)
CandidatePete Buttigieg
Mayor of South Bend, Indiana (2012–present)
AffiliationDemocratic Party
StatusExploratory committee formed: January 23, 2019
HeadquartersSouth Bend, Indiana
SloganIt's time for a new generation of American leadership.
Website
www.peteforamerica.com

Pete Buttigieg formed an exploratory committee on January 23, 2019 for the Democratic party nomination for the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Buttigieg is serving his second term as mayor of South Bend, Indiana. If elected, he would be the first openly gay U.S. president as well as the youngest.[1][2]

Campaign

Buttigieg campaigning in New Hampshire in February 2019

On January 23, 2019, Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, announced the formation of an exploratory committee to run for President of the United States in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries.[2] He had been drawing speculation as a potential candidate, notably visiting the early caucus state of Iowa in December 2018, where he announced he would not run for reelection as mayor in 2019.[3]

On March 11, Buttigieg participated in a CNN Townhall at the SXSW 2019 conference in Austin, Texas to explain his policy positions and vision for the country.[4] Within 24 hours, he successfully raised over $600,000 from 22,000 unique donors. This gave his campaign an extra boost and a better chance than most of the other low tier candidates to make it to the primary debates later in the year.

On March 16, Buttigieg announced that his campaign finally surpassed the 65,000 unique donor threshold to qualify for the official debates.[5]


Endorsements

Pete Buttigieg
Individuals


Political positions

Climate change

Buttigieg favors a renewed commitment by the U.S. to the Paris climate agreement.[10] He has also mentioned that the government should start subsidizing solar panels to reduce emissions.[11] Buttigieg is a proponent of the Green New Deal proposed by House Democrats.[12]

Economy / trade

Buttigieg has frequently pointed to automation as the main cause of manufacturing job loss and is focused on making the new global economy work for all Americans. [13] He supports labor unions and seeks additional protections for them.[14] He considers himself a capitalist, but rejects crony capitalism and favors a constitution amendment to protect democracy from the undue influence of money in politics.[15]

Guns

Buttigieg is a member of Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a group that advocates for stricter laws on firearms.[16] He opposes gun purchases without background checks and stand-your-ground laws.

Foreign policy

Buttigieg supports pulling American troops out of Afghanistan, but not out of Syria. [10] In 2019, Buttigieg criticized whistleblowers such as Edward Snowden and expressed disagreement over the commutation of Chelsea Manning's prison sentence.[17]

Health care

Buttigieg advocated for a single-payer health care system from the start of his campaign.[18] He has clarified that he would not immediately jump to single-payer from the current system — implementing an all-payer rate setting as a stopgap.[19]

Immigration

Buttigieg supports DACA and has drawn attention to the Trump administration’s aggressive deportation policies. In one instance, he defended a resident of Granger, Indiana who was deported after living in the U.S. for 17 years despite checking in with ICE regularly and applying for a green card.[20]

On the topic of sending American troops to the southern border, Buttigieg says that Trump has been reckless and that this should only be used as a last resort.[21]

Social issues

Buttigieg favors amending civil rights legislation with the Federal Equality Act, so that LGBT Americans receive federal non-discrimination protections.[22] He opposes the ban on transgender military participation enacted under Trump.[23]

References

  1. ^ Schwab, Nikki (January 19, 2019). "Pete Buttigieg is first openly gay Democrat to run for president". New York Post. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Merica, Dan (January 23, 2019). "Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, Indiana, jumps into 2020 race – CNNPolitics". CNN. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  3. ^ Bradner, Eric (December 17, 2018). "With 2020 looming, South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg says he won't seek third term – CNNPolitics". Cnn.com. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  4. ^ Merica, Dan (March 12, 2019). "Buttigieg feels momentum after CNN town hall, with $600K raised in 24 hours". CNN.com. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
  5. ^ Buttigieg, Pete (March 16, 2019). "We've reached the mark". Twitter. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  6. ^ https://twitter.com/Claybourneelder/status/1108514561097908229
  7. ^ https://twitter.com/KyleComics/status/1098665884053315584
  8. ^ https://twitter.com/ThePeterPaige/status/1105305384695152641
  9. ^ https://twitter.com/PaulRudnickNY/status/1107645233427296256
  10. ^ a b "What does Pete Buttigieg believe? Where the candidate stands on 7 issues". PBS NewsHour. February 15, 2019. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  11. ^ "Mayor Pete to President Pete? It's crazy, but he thinks his ideas aren't". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  12. ^ "Buttigieg backs Green New Deal resolution". www.msn.com. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  13. ^ "The Axe Files episode 129" (PDF). University of Chicago. March 13, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  14. ^ Cisneros, Juan (March 3, 2018). "Keynote speaker at Washington Days sees similarities between Indiana and Kansas". www.wibw.com. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  15. ^ Turner, Ashley (March 20, 2019). "2020 Democratic candidate Pete Buttigieg says this is 'the biggest problem with capitalism right now'". CNBC. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  16. ^ "Mayors Leading the Fight". Everytown for Gun Safety. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  17. ^ Dorsey, Steve (March 11, 2019). "2020 candidate Pete Buttigieg "troubled" by clemency for Chelsea Manning". CBS. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  18. ^ "Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg Launches 2020 Exploratory Committee, Jan 23 2019". www.c-span.org. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  19. ^ Warnke, Melissa (March 18, 2019). "Uninspired by the crop of 2020 Democrats? Keep your eyes on Mayor Pete". LA Times. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  20. ^ Buttigieg, Pete (March 21, 2017). "Why These Trump Voters Are Sticking Up For An Undocumented Neighbor". Huffington Post. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  21. ^ CBS News (January 31, 2019), Mayor Pete Buttigieg on the experience he'd bring to the 2020 presidential campaign, retrieved March 7, 2019
  22. ^ "Pete Buttigieg makes pitch to LGBT voters in bid to become first out gay president". Washington Blade: Gay News, Politics, LGBT Rights. February 5, 2019. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  23. ^ "South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg weighs in on transgender military ban". ABC57. Retrieved March 7, 2019.


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