Pete Buttigieg presidential campaign, 2020
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| “ | I'm running because the decisions we make in the next three or four years are going to decide how the next 30 or 40 go. And when I get to the current age of the current president in the year 2055 I want to be able to look back on these years and say my generation delivered climate solutions, racial equality and an end to endless war."[1] | ” |
| —Pete Buttigieg (June 2019)[2] | ||
Pete Buttigieg is the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana. He announced he was running for the Democratic presidential nomination on January 23, 2019, and formally kicked off his campaign on April 14, 2019.[3] He suspended his campaign on March 1, 2020.[4]
Buttigieg received the most pledged delegates in the Iowa caucuses.
Buttigieg focused his campaign on policy issues that he implemented as mayor, such as connecting with the global economy through investing in advanced industries, data, technology, and higher education.[5]
Election results
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State
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Date
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% of vote received
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Pledged delegates
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| Iowa | February 3 |
25.1
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14 |
| New Hampshire | February 11 |
24.3
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9 |
| Nevada | February 22 |
17.3
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3 |
| South Carolina | February 29 |
8.2
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0 |
| Arkansas | March 3 |
3.3
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0 |
| California | March 3 |
4.3
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0 |
| Maine | March 3 |
2.1
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0 |
| Massachusetts | March 3 |
2.7
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0 |
| Minnesota | March 3 |
1.0
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0 |
| North Carolina | March 3 |
3.3
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0 |
| Oklahoma | March 3 |
1.7
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0 |
| Tennessee | March 3 |
3.3
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0 |
| Texas | March 3 |
3.9
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0 |
| Utah | March 3 |
8.5
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0 |
| Vermont | March 3 |
2.4
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0 |
| Virginia | March 3 |
0.8
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0 |
| Alabama | March 3 |
0.3
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0 |
| Idaho | March 10 |
1.3
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0 |
| Michigan | March 10 |
1.4
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0 |
| Mississippi | March 10 |
0.2
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0 |
| Missouri | March 10 |
0.5
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0 |
| North Dakota | March 10 |
1.1
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0 |
| Washington | March 10 |
4.1
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0 |
| Democrats Abroad | March 10 |
1.5
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0 |
| Arizona | March 17 |
4.1
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0 |
| Florida | March 17 |
2.3
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0 |
| Illinois | March 17 |
0.6
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0 |
| Wisconsin | April 7 |
0.5
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0 |
| Ohio | April 28 |
1.7
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0 |
| Indiana | June 2 |
3.6
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0 |
| Maryland | June 2 |
0.7
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0 |
| Georgia | June 9 |
0.6
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0 |
| West Virginia | June 9 |
1.8
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0 |
| Kentucky | June 23 |
1.7
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0 |
| New York | June 23 |
1.5
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0 |
| Louisiana | July 11 |
0.9
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0 |
| Puerto Rico | July 12 |
2.5
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0 |
| Total pledged delegates: 26 |
Buttigieg in the news
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This section featured five news stories about Buttigieg and his presidential campaign. For a complete timeline of Buttigieg's campaign activity, click here.
- March 1-2, 2020: Buttigieg ended his presidential campaign and endorsed Biden. He said, “We have a responsibility to concede the effect of remaining in this race any further. Our goal has always been to help unify Americans to defeat Donald Trump and to win the era for our values.”
- March 1, 2020: Buttigieg campaigned in Texas. VoteVets made a seven-figure ad buy to support Buttigieg in Super Tuesday states.
- February 26-27, 2020: Buttigieg started airing two television and digital ads in South Carolina featuring his plan to support black communities. Politico reported on Buttigieg’s Super Tuesday delegate strategy of focusing on smaller media markets like the Austin suburbs, San Diego, and northern Maine. Politico also reported Equality California Votes would spend $100,000 to support Buttigieg.
- February 25, 2020: Buttigieg canceled scheduled fundraisers and community events in South Florida due to illness.
- February 24, 2020: One of South Carolina’s largest daily newspapers, The State, endorsed Buttigieg. Buttigieg made a seven-figure ad buy in 12 of the 14 Super Tuesday states that will began airing on Feb. 25 and 26.
Biography
Buttigieg was born in South Bend, Indiana, in 1982. He earned a bachelor's degree in history and literature from Harvard University. He also studied philosophy, politics, and economics at Oxford University as a Rhodes scholar.[6][5]
From 2007 to 2010, Buttigieg worked as a consultant for McKinsey & Company, specializing in economic development, business, logistics, and energy initiatives for government and private sector clients.[7][8] Before his own bids for public office, Buttigieg worked for the campaigns of presidential candidate John Kerry (2004) as a research director and Indiana gubernatorial candidate Jill Long Thompson (2008) as an advisor.[6] He became a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy Reserve in 2009.
Buttigieg ran for treasurer of Indiana as a Democrat in 2010, losing in the general election to Richard Mourdock (R). The following year, he won the South Bend mayoral election with 74% of the vote. At the age of 29, he was the youngest mayor of a city with more than 100,000 residents.[9] In 2014, he took a leave of absence as mayor and completed a seven-month tour of duty in Afghanistan, earning the Joint Service Commendation Medal for his contributions to counterterrorism.[5] In 2015, during his re-election campaign, Buttigieg came out as gay in a column in a local paper.[10] He was re-elected mayor in 2015 with 80% of the vote.[11]
Buttigieg was a candidate for chair of the Democratic National Committee in 2017 but withdrew his candidacy before a vote was held. He is the former president of the Indiana Urban Mayors Caucus. He also served on the boards of directors of the Indiana Association of Cities and Towns and the Truman National Security Project.
Campaign staff
- See also: Pete Buttigieg presidential campaign staff, 2020, Presidential election key staffers, 2020, and Presidential campaign managers, 2020
The table below shows a sampling of the candidate's 2020 national campaign staff members, including the campaign manager and some senior advisors, political directors, communication directors, and field directors. It also includes each staff member's position in the campaign, previous work experience, and Twitter handle, where available.[12] For a larger list of national campaign staff, visit Democracy in Action.
| Pete Buttigieg presidential campaign national staff, 2020 | |||
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| Staff | Position | Prior experience | Twitter handle |
| Mike Schmuhl | Campaign manager | Consultant, Mel Hall for Congress, 2018 | N/A |
| Stephen Brokaw | National political director | Marketing manager, Google | N/A |
| Greta Carnes | National organizing director | Texting director, Virginia Democratic Coordinated Campaign, 2017 | @gretacarnes |
| Lis Smith | Communications director | Deputy campaign manager, Martin O'Malley for President of the United States, 2016 | @Lis_Smith |
| Chris Meagher | National press secretary | Communications director, Montanans for Jon Tester, 2018 | @chrismeagher |
| Nina Smith | Traveling press secretary | Managing partner/co-owner/director of media relations, Megaphone Strategies | @ninasophia81 |
| Sonal Shah | Policy director | Executive director, Beeck Center for Social Impact and Innovation | @SonalRShah |
| Jess O'Connell | Senior advisor | CEO, Democratic National Committee | @JessOConnell |
Campaign finance
The following chart shows Democratic presidential campaign fundraising, including both total receipts and contributions from individuals, as well as campaign spending. Figures for each candidate run through the end of June 2020 or through the final reporting period during which the candidate was actively campaigning for president. The total disbursements column includes operating expenditures, transfers to other committees, refunds, loan repayments, and other disbursements.[13]
Satellite spending
Satellite spending, commonly referred to as outside spending, describes political spending not controlled by candidates or their campaigns; that is, any political expenditures made by groups or individuals that are not directly affiliated with a candidate. This includes spending by political party committees, super PACs, trade associations, and 501(c)(4) nonprofit groups.[14][15][16]
This section lists satellite spending in this race reported by news outlets in alphabetical order. If you are aware of spending that should be included, please email us.
Democratic presidential primary debates, 2019-2020
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The following table provides an overview of the date, location, host, and number of participants in each scheduled 2020 Democratic presidential primary debate.
Debate participation
Buttigieg participated in ten of the ten Democratic presidential primary debates that took place while he campaigned.
Campaign advertisements
This section shows a sampling of advertisements released to support or oppose this candidate in the 2020 presidential election.
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Policy positions
The following policy positions were compiled from the candidate's official campaign website, editorials, speeches, and interviews.
Immigration
Pete Buttigieg's campaign website says, "Common sense immigration reform must include a pathway to citizenship for immigrants living, working, paying taxes, and contributing to our American story, including DREAMers; resources to end the backlogs in our lawful immigration and asylum processes; and reasonable security measures at the border. Most Americans support such a package, and it is long past time for Washington to deliver."
Buttigieg's website also says, "We must reclaim our nation’s standing as a human rights leader by implementing common sense immigration reform that will secure our values. The greatest nation in the world should have nothing to fear from children fleeing violence. More importantly, children fleeing violence should have nothing to fear from the greatest nation in the world. We must remember that immigrants are an essential part of our American story. Immigration creates strong families and communities who contribute to our economic growth and participate in our vibrant democracy." [source, as of 2019-08-21]
Healthcare
Pete Buttigieg's campaign website says, "Through Pete’s Medicare for All Who Want It plan, everyone will be able to opt in to an affordable, comprehensive public alternative. This affordable public plan will incentivize private insurers to compete on price and bring down costs. If private insurers are not able to offer something dramatically better, this public plan will create a natural glide-path to Medicare for All. The choice of a public plan empowers people to make their own decisions regarding the type of health care that makes sense for them by leveling the playing field between patients and the health care system."
Buttigieg's website also lists the following healthcare priorities: "Lower drug prices. Make long-term care affordable. Assure universal access to prevention and treatment for mental illness and addiction. Combat the opioid and methamphetamine epidemics. Reduce maternal mortality rates by expanding access to high-quality care and support before, during, and after pregnancy. Invest in maternal and infant health. Invest in telehealth to make it easier for patients to be treated at or near their home. Designate and fund Health Equity Zones to support communities with a history of redlining and marginalization. Train our current health workforce to combat bias when treating patients. Remove the Medicaid exception for incarcerated people. Revitalize the Office of Civil Rights in the Department of Health and Human Services." [source, as of 2019-09-19]
Energy and environmental issues
Pete Buttigieg's campaign website says, "My plan has three pillars: Build a Clean Economy. The U.S. must invest in talent and enterprise here at home to unlock new technology and bring together partners to reduce emissions across the electricity, transportation, industrial, and agricultural sectors. We must create clean energy jobs, strengthen our rural communities, and protect America’s natural resources. Our intention is to promote a clean and prosperous future for ourselves and our children and to prioritize justice and inclusion as we embrace these changes. Invest in Resilience. We are already feeling the effects of climate change, whether it’s farmers affected by floods and shorter planting seasons or communities managing storm surges or devastating forest fires. Our plan makes our cities and states more resilient by prioritizing our communities and focusing on infrastructure and disaster preparedness. Demonstrate Leadership. Combating climate change will require American leadership to bring our nation together and make the fight for a cleaner future a global priority. In doing so, we can also restore America’s badly damaged credibility by leading the world in rising to this challenge while practicing what we preach at home." [source, as of 2019-09-11]
Trade
Pete Buttigieg said, "We need to find a way to make sure that trade actually works for us. There's no building a wall around the status quo. You can't put the horse back into the barn. It doesn't work that way. But what we do need to make sure of is that there are enough measures, including adjustment assistance, including making sure that we make whole in some way the people who were made worse off, that we're actually keeping the promise of trade." [source, as of 2019-04-22]
Economy
Pete Buttigieg's campaign website says, "Economic policies have to be focused on growing incomes for the 90%. Targeting the majority of Americans will lead to growth for the majority of Americans. That’s why Pete will assess how the economy is doing by income growth for the 90%–the vast majority of Americans who are not in the richest tenth. At the end of the day, this is about fairness. Workers should have an equal seat at the table. Corporations shouldn’t get to hide behind legal technicalities that let them mistreat and push workers down. If we work overtime hours, we should get overtime pay. We should also be able to bargain with a company to determine pay and work conditions. To make the 21st-century economy work for every worker, all of our nation’s workers should have the bargaining power they need to demand good jobs, fair pay, and safe workplaces. As the workforce changes with more women and people of color, we also have a moral and economic imperative to ensure historically excluded and undervalued groups finally enjoy the benefits of strong bargaining and labor protections. And we must ensure that equal pay for equal work becomes a business priority just as it is a priority for women across the country. Pete is laying out a set of policies to empower workers and raise wages, going above and beyond existing legislative proposals like the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act. Pete’s goals are to accelerate wage growth for the broad middle class and restore our society’s economic compact. He will get there with policies aimed at doubling unionization, restoring workers’ rights that have been eroded by decades of anti-worker policies by government and corporations alike, and expanding labor rights to workers who have been left out."
Buttigieg's campaign website also lists the following policies: "Guarantee gig economy workers their labor rights, including unionization. Institute gender pay transparency. Impose strong, multimillion-dollar penalties that scale with company size when a company interferes with union elections. Level the playing field in union elections by requiring “equal airtime on company time,” so that workers hear from union organizers and not just employers. Enshrine the right to multi-employer bargaining. Expand federal protections to cover farm and domestic workers. Establish a consistent preference in federal government contracting for unionized employers that provide workers with fair pay and benefits. Raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour and indexing to wage growth. End “right-to-work” laws, which ban union security in collective bargaining. Deliver card-check rights. Guarantee workers access to paid sick leave and paid family leave, and the predictable hours and wages they deserve. Ensure that all workers can bargain with the companies that actually control the terms of their employment. Stop employers from permanently replacing workers who strike, enhancing workers’ rights to secondary boycotts. Take steps to prevent union election interference. Create safe, equitable, accessible, and fair workplaces for women and all people that are free of harassment and discrimination. Include domestic workers, who have been historically excluded from many employment laws, in common workplace rights and protections." [source, as of 2019-08-21]
Education
Pete Buttigieg's campaign website says, "Freedom means empowering our children by investing in equitable public education and our nation's teachers. Today, too many children are being denied educational justice. From inadequate resources and critical teacher shortages to discriminatory disciplinary policies, students of color in particular are far too often not afforded the same educational opportunities as their white peers. And when the intellectual lives of students of color are diminished, America loses. The Schools of the Future Plan is our commitment to provide the resources needed to ensure every child gains access to the skills they need to meet the economy of the future. We will invest in an equitable public education system by massively increasing federal resources for students at Title I schools, issuing new regulations to diversify the teaching profession, and investing in high-quality state and local educational programs."
His campaign website lists the following key policies: "We will invest in an equitable public education system by massively increasing federal resources for students at Title I schools. We will issue new regulations to diversify the teaching profession. We will invest in high-quality state and local educational programs. We will invest in college students’ futures by making public college tuition free for lower-income students and ensuring the lowest-income students can cover living costs without taking on student debt through increased investments in the Pell Grant program. We will increase dedicated resources by $25 billion for Historically Black Colleges and Universities and other Minority-Serving Institutions, which have played an extraordinary role in educating Black students, developing remarkable leaders, and helping build a burgeoning Black middle class." [source, as of 2019-08-21]
Gun regulation
Pete Buttigieg's campaign website says, "Pete knows that America can protect gun rights and balance the Second Amendment with sensible gun laws. He understands that solving the gun violence epidemic requires a comprehensive approach, and that begins with universal background checks as the foundation for reducing gun violence. Pete also understands that solutions to gun violence are not an “either-or” proposition, and universal background checks must be accompanied by a package of other reforms to reduce gun deaths nationwide — deaths caused by suicide, daily urban violence, school shootings, domestic violence, and accidents. Two-thirds of all gun deaths are suicides, and Pete wants to disrupt easy access to firearms through measures including Extreme Risk Protection Orders, also known as red flag laws, and waiting periods. An overwhelming majority of Americans support these measures, and Pete is ready to work with Congress to avoid further gun tragedies."
His website lists the following critical policy areas: "Institute universal background checks. Ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. Enact red flag laws (also known as extreme risk laws) that disarm at-risk individuals and allow friends and family to intervene when they observe warning signs. Close the “boyfriend loophole” to keep guns out of the hands of domestic abusers. Close the “Charleston loophole” to allow the FBI additional time to complete every background check. Close the hate loophole to prohibit people convicted of hate crimes from acquiring or possessing firearms. Hold the gun industry accountable by repealing the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA) to end gun industry immunity. Establish a nationwide gun licensing system. Resume federal funding for gun violence research. Invest in evidence-based urban gun violence intervention programs proven to work." [source, as of 2019-08-21]
Criminal justice
Pete Buttigieg's campaign website says, "Freedom means a fair and racially-equitable criminal justice system. Experts agree that far too many people are locked up unnecessarily in the United States. As a result, we have the highest incarceration rate in the world. If we were to reduce this rate by 50%, we would still have the 28th highest incarceration rate globally–just after Nicaragua. In some cases, incarceration actually leads to an increase in crime. It’s not just a matter of closing down prisons; we also need to invest in social services and diversion programs, and allow people to rehabilitate. We need better ways to address crime and poverty, both in the criminal justice system and in society."
His website lists the following critical policy areas: "Double funding for federal grants for states that commit to criminal justice reform. Eliminate incarceration for drug possession, reduce sentences for other drug offenses and apply these reductions retroactively, legalize marijuana, and expunge past convictions. Eliminate mandatory minimums. Establish an independent clemency commission that sits outside the Department of Justice. Fight the profit motive in the criminal justice system. Reduce the criminalization of poverty and its link to incarceration. Appoint U.S. Sentencing Commissioners, an Attorney General and Deputy Attorney General deeply committed to achieving this goal. Nominate judges from under-represented backgrounds, including women, people of color, public defenders, and civil rights attorneys." [source, as of 2019-08-21]
Foreign policy
Pete Buttigieg's campaign website says, "Security means a foreign policy that puts the values, goals, and national security interests of American citizens above personal political interests. We need to fundamentally rethink our foreign policy to help America lead and shape a better world for our future. The next president will have to restore American credibility on the world stage and establish a new and higher standard for the deployment of U.S. military force. It’s time to put an end to endless war and focus on how best to use America’s strengths to address future threats, including climate security as a key basis for diplomacy. Pete is committed to reinventing institutions of international engagement to address 21st century challenges and opportunities and to reversing the rise of authoritarianism abroad while revitalizing democratic capitalism and our democracy at home." [source, as of 2019-08-21]
Impeachment
Pete Buttigieg said in an interview, "This is a moment of truth for the country. I think this is a moment of truth for the Republican Party. Sooner or later, it had to come, because any one of these abuses that we've seen, over recent years, any one of them could have been career-ending for any other president. The issue is they all came at once, and it shocked the system, the system couldn't figure out how to deal with it. Now, the system is kicking in. And the Constitution is kicking in. And there's going to be a process that leads to some kind of accountability on this." [source, as of 2019-09-24]
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Campaign themes
The following campaign themes and issues were published on Buttigieg's presidential campaign website:[18]
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Freedom Threats to freedom come not just from government, but also from corporations with too much power, and economic and social conditions that undermine the freedom of individuals and communities. Our vision of freedom must address all dimensions of life, including political, economic, and social freedom. Health Care Freedom means not having to choose between health care and financial survival. KEY POLICY “Medicare for All Who Want It” as a pathway to Medicare for All Pete believes in universal health care. The health care system we have today is both unjust and inefficient. For the first time since World War I, life expectancy is falling. If you’re uninsured, you’re paying too much for health care. If you’re insured, you’re still paying too much. This burdens hard-working families, especially in communities of color, the most. Other developed countries provide universal coverage for less than what Americans currently pay — and with better results. The American people should not have to settle for less. Pete supports achieving Medicare for All through a pathway that helps improve people’s lives along the way while allowing the economy to adjust. He calls this “Medicare for All Who Want It.” This plan makes a Medicare-type public option available on the exchange and invites people to buy into it: if corporate insurers don’t lower costs to deliver something dramatically better than what is available today, competition will create the glide path toward Medicare for All. ADDITIONAL POLICIES Improve health equity Invest in maternal and infant health Lower drug prices Make long-term care affordable Invest resources in mental health Combat the opioid and methamphetamine epidemics Higher Education Freedom means access to affordable higher education. KEY POLICY Debt-free college For lower-income families, we must make public college truly debt-free. We can do this through a state-federal partnership that makes public tuition affordable for all and completely free at lower incomes — combined with a large increase in Pell Grants that provides for basic living expenses and keeps up with inflation. Middle-income families at public colleges will pay zero tuition. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs) are vital for this country and our communities and deserve to receive more dedicated support. ADDITIONAL POLICIES Confront student loan debt Provide more support for students entering public service Ensure the highest degree of transparency and accountability for higher education institutions Apply strict standards to for-profit higher education institutions Infrastructure Freedom means building 21st century infrastructure, because you’re not free to pursue happiness if you don’t have access to safe roads or clean water. KEY POLICY Major federal investment in clean water and wastewater infrastructure, transportation and mobility, rural broadband, and climate adaptation and resilience Infrastructure is central to the well-being of communities and the ability of individuals and families to live, work, and thrive. Today, our infrastructure is crumbling, and communities of color are disproportionately hurt by decades of neglect in neighborhoods and by unhealthy water systems. Investments in infrastructure can unlock good jobs, drive economic growth, and most importantly, empower communities to better access recreation, work, and health — connecting people to opportunity and to one another. Pete believes in the need for a major federal investment in our nation’s infrastructure. Consumer Protections Freedom means strong consumer protections that don’t allow banks to rip off or discriminate against their customers. KEY POLICY Overhaul the Federal Arbitration Act that stacks the deck against consumers and workers When your credit card company rips you off, you should have the right to a day in court with a good lawyer, full rights, and public transparency. In most cases, though, the company probably forced you to sign away that right. As consumers, we should always have the right to a fair process and strong protections that keep companies honest in the first place. ADDITIONAL POLICIES Pass strict regulations on predatory lenders Strengthen antitrust standards Protect your rights over your own data Revive the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s enforcement authority Fight big data discrimination Racial Justice Freedom means racial justice, and reversing the damage of past and present racism to our communities, policies, and politics. KEY POLICY The Douglass Plan Black Americans were enslaved and then systematically excluded from full citizenship through laws and policies that purposely relegated Black Americans into second-class personhood and that sanctioned racial discrimination. The effects are ongoing, and exclusionary policies linger. America must enter a new era that promotes political, economic, social, and racial equity in part by specifically reversing the harms of racist policies and practices. Only by remedying the vestiges of slavery and confronting our nation’s shameful history of racism can we move to a place where full freedom is attainable for Black communities. Read the Douglass Plan: A Comprehensive Investment in the Empowerment of Black America ADDITIONAL POLICIES Invest in entrepreneurship and home ownership Eliminate health disparities, including in maternal and infant health Defend affirmative action and combat the opportunity gap Protect and expand voting rights Support self-determination of Indigenous populations Redress inequality in our criminal justice system Dismantle the prison-industrial complex to end the crisis of mass incarceration Create a commission to propose reparations policies for Black Americans and close the racial wealth gap Investing in our Teachers Freedom means empowering our children by investing in our nation's teachers. KEY POLICY Federal support for higher teacher pay, targeted to districts where it will bring the most benefit We need to respect and value our teachers as the essential public servants that they are, and we need to compensate them accordingly. We need federal support for boosting teacher pay, and we need to begin by directing it to Title I schools — the schools with the most economic and racial inequity, and with the most students on free and reduced price lunch. Gender Equity Freedom means that your opportunities aren’t limited because of your gender. KEY POLICY Pay transparency The United States should pass a new law publicly reporting a simple annual statistic for every large company: for every dollar paid to men, how much less did women make? Companies that don’t hire, pay, and promote women fairly will have to explain themselves and change. It starts with transparency. And it is way past time to enact the Paycheck Fairness Act, which would make it more difficult for employers to hide unfair pay practices. ADDITIONAL POLICIES Remove the deadline for and support the Equal Rights Amendment Strengthen anti-discrimination protections against gender and sexual identity-based discrimination Strengthen protections for pregnant workers Reproductive Rights Freedom means being able to make decisions about your reproductive health based on what’s right for you. KEY POLICY Access to comprehensive reproductive health care A woman should have the freedom to make medical decisions on her own or with the counsel of her doctor, family, and faith leaders — those whom she chooses and she trusts. The government’s role should be to make sure all women have access to comprehensive affordable care, and that includes preventive care, contraceptive services, prenatal and postpartum care, and safe and legal abortion. ADDITIONAL POLICY Repeal the Hyde Amendment so that those in need can access care equitably Organized Labor Freedom means the ability to organize in order to hold employers accountable and advocate for fair pay. KEY POLICY Pass a new Wagner Act to support the role of organized labor and defend the right of workers to organize Our nation’s middle class was built by organized labor, and rising attacks on labor have led to the middle class becoming more and more vulnerable. And because of historical exclusions in our labor laws, many women workers and workers of color have been unable to collectively bargain. Pete believes that unions must have a powerful seat at the table — to stand up against unfair and abusive practices and to collaborate in improving work environments and productivity. LGBTQ Rights Freedom means living free of discrimination because of who you are and whom you love. KEY POLICY Pass the Equality Act; reverse the ban on transgender military service; enforce the nondiscrimination provisions of the Affordable Care Act and key federal civil rights laws; protect LGBTQ refugees and asylum seekers Pete knows that our families, communities, and nation are stronger when we allow all individuals to be true to who they are. We’re not fully free when too many LGBTQ individuals remain caught in the criminal justice system or asylum process, when poverty puts HIV treatment out of reach, or when your ability to give blood is contingent on who you love. A person’s sexual orientation or gender identity should not limit them from pursuing their dreams and realizing their full potential — to work, live, and go to school where they want; to love whom they choose, and to live safe, healthy lives. ADDITIONAL POLICIES Pass federal legislation to combat bullying and harassment in schools Improve the health and well-being of LGBTQ youth, parents, and families Pass federal legislation prohibiting discrimination against prospective LGBTQ adoptive or foster parents Protect access to homeless shelters for transgender youth by undoing the Trump administration rule that would allow homeless shelters to refuse shelter to transgender youth or require placing them according to their birth gender Ban conversion therapy Combat the overrepresentation and mistreatment of LGBTQ people in the criminal justice system, and ensure that incarcerated transgender individuals have access to hormone therapy and gender reassignment surgery Combat the spread of HIV by ensuring access to PrEP for everyone who needs it, regardless of ability to pay  Security Security is not achieved by putting up a wall: security means paying attention to the real threats of the 21st century. Climate Change Security means protecting our environment and treating climate change and climate disruption like the national emergency it is. KEY POLICY Implement a Green New Deal with all available tools including a carbon tax-and-dividend for Americans, and major direct investment to build a 100% clean energy society Climate security is a life and death issue for our generation. Pete knows it is long overdue to take bold, decisive action to eliminate greenhouse gas pollution once and for all while creating new, high-paying jobs. We will rise to the challenge and do it in the American way — by building and innovating. We will work with communities to ensure the transition to clean energy is inclusive and fair for all. We will fight for the right to be healthy — to have clean air to breathe and clean water to drink. And we will prepare our military and disaster response agencies for the security threats of climate change. ADDITIONAL POLICIES Increase energy efficiency in homes Invest in building retrofits Strengthen rural resilience and protect rural communities from environmental hazards Decarbonize transportation and industry Commit to the Paris Climate Agreement and collaborate with other countries to increase all our goals Convene state and local leaders for an agreement on community-driven carbon reduction Foreign Policy Security means a foreign policy that puts the values, goals, and national security interests of American citizens above personal political interests. We need to fundamentally rethink our foreign policy to help America lead and shape a better world for our future. The next president will have to restore American credibility on the world stage, and establish a new and higher standard for the deployment of U.S. military force. It’s time to put an end to endless war and focus on how best to use America’s strengths to address future threats, including climate security as a key basis for diplomacy. Pete is committed to reinventing institutions of international engagement to address 21st century challenges and opportunities and to reversing the rise of authoritarianism abroad while revitalizing democratic capitalism and our democracy at home. Immigration Security means immigration and border policy that is compassionate and effective. KEY POLICY Pass comprehensive immigration reform We must reclaim our nation’s standing as a human rights leader by implementing common sense immigration reform that will secure our values. The greatest nation in the world should have nothing to fear from children fleeing violence. More importantly, children fleeing violence should have nothing to fear from the greatest nation in the world. We must remember that immigrants are an essential part of our American story. Immigration creates strong families and communities who contribute to our economic growth and participate in our vibrant democracy. Comprehensive immigration reform must include a pathway to citizenship for immigrants living, working, paying taxes, and contributing to our American story, including DREAMers; resources to end the backlogs in our lawful immigration and asylum processes; and reasonable security measures at the border. Most Americans support such a package, and it is long past time for Washington to deliver. ADDITIONAL POLICIES Modernize our immigration laws to reflect today’s humanitarian and economic needs Restore our global leadership in humanitarian relief for refugees End the family separation crisis and evaluate ICE and CBP practices to ensure similar humanitarian crises never happen again Reinstate enforcement priorities and prevent arbitrary targeting of immigrant communities by enforcement officials Gun Laws Security means common-sense gun laws. KEY POLICY Raise the standard of gun protection and ownership to make all Americans safer Pete belongs to the generation that came of age with school shootings, accustomed to seeing the harm inflicted on our communities as 100 people die from gun violence every day. Pete knows that current gun laws are failing: they are not sufficiently protecting Americans and their communities. He sees the negative impact of our gun laws as a Mayor in South Bend, where daily crime is down but shootings, and the fear of being shot, continue to destroy families and endanger neighborhoods. Pete knows that America can protect gun rights and balance the Second Amendment with sensible gun laws. He understands that solving the gun violence epidemic requires a comprehensive approach, and that begins with universal background checks as the foundation for reducing gun violence. Pete also understands that solutions to gun violence are not an “either-or” proposition, and universal background checks must be accompanied by a package of other reforms to reduce gun deaths nationwide — deaths caused by suicide, daily urban violence, school shootings, domestic violence, and accidents. Two-thirds of all gun deaths are suicides, and Pete wants to disrupt easy access to firearms through measures including Extreme Risk Protection Orders, also known as red flag laws, and waiting periods. An overwhelming majority of Americans support these measures, and Pete is ready to work with Congress to avoid further gun tragedies. ADDITIONAL POLICIES Close the “boyfriend loophole” and disarm domestic abusers Hold the gun industry accountable Ban military-style assault weapons Establish a nationwide gun licensing system Invest in evidence-based urban gun violence intervention programs proven to work Election Security Security means protecting our democracy. KEY POLICY Strengthen election security Our democracy is sacred. But in the 21st century, it is facing unprecedented threats. We need to defend our elections with better cybersecurity and more secure voting infrastructure. We need a paper trail for every vote so Americans can have confidence that their votes are counted in election results. We need a nonpartisan and fully resourced election administration to prevent unfair partisan skewing of our elections. And we need to make clear to foreign governments that if they attempt to interfere in our elections, there will be serious consequences. Minimum Wage Security means making sure every American family has economic peace of mind now and in the future. KEY POLICY Raise the minimum wage to $15 and strengthen overtime protections For too long, the typical worker’s wages have not kept up with expenses like health care, housing, and education. Pete wants to make sure that workers who are giving their all to an employer are getting paid fairly in return. By raising the minimum wage to $15, we can start taking steps to make sure that the economy is working for all workers. Restoring Obama-era overtime regulations will protect over eight million workers when they put in extra time for their employers and ensure they get paid for those hours. We must also have an honest conversation about how to solve the bigger issue of automation and economic disruption. As fewer and fewer people have a lifelong relationship with a single employer, training and job placement programs are critical. But so is what happens to someone’s identity. We need measures to bridge income and benefits when work is disrupted — and to create meaningful non-work opportunities for building identity and community. ADDITIONAL POLICIES Pass paid family and medical leave Extend pay and benefit protections to uncovered workers Invest in high-quality child care and early childhood learning programs Affordable Housing Security means ensuring every American family has safe, affordable housing. KEY POLICY National affordable housing investment; protections for tenant rights Families can’t be secure if the cost of housing means they can’t make ends meet, or if they live in fear of being evicted or losing their home. In an era of increasing inequality, tens of millions of Americans are now “housing insecure,” paying over 30% of their income to rent or housing costs. We must invest in affordable housing for working families, reform unnecessary land use rules that prevent affordable housing construction, and redress the history of housing discrimination against communities of color that has limited economic mobility and fueled the racial wealth gap. ADDITIONAL POLICIES End homelessness for families with children Fund national investment in affordable housing construction Expand federal protections for tenants against eviction and unjust harassment Criminal Justice Reform Security means a fair and racially equitable criminal justice system. KEY POLICY Create incentives for states to reverse mass incarceration and abolish policies perpetuating racial inequality and disparities in the criminal legal system We need to focus our policing and criminal justice resources on keeping our communities safe. For many Black and Brown communities, the criminal legal system has threatened, rather than promoted, safety and security. Security is not accomplished by racially discriminatory policing. Security is not accomplished by retribution or by discrimination. Mass incarceration has not made our communities safer, and studies have shown that states that have intentionally dropped their incarceration rates have not seen a rise in crime. We need to focus on rehabilitation and reintegration. ADDITIONAL POLICIES End mandatory minimum sentences for certain offenses Legalize marijuana and address the harmful effects of its criminalization Reform pretrial detention, including cash bail Significantly increase federal support for community-based reentry programs Abolish the death penalty Prevent discriminatory police practices Increase police accountability for misconduct Reduce use of solitary confinement, including abolishing its prolonged use End over-reliance on parole, probation, and supervised release Eliminate the private prison industry Ban the box Reduce fines, fees, and other ways that states criminalize poverty Veterans Security means our nation keeps its promises to service-members and their families. KEY POLICY Invest in veterans health care and education It is our duty to take care of our veterans in honor of their service and sacrifice, and that begins by providing them excellent health care. As a war veteran, Pete understands the importance of improving our VA health care system by increasing access to and quality of care, rejecting privatization of the VA, lowering wait times for all services, ending harmful staff shortages, and enhancing the disability claims system to make it easier for veterans to navigate. Pete also believes that we must invest heavily in treating veteran mental health — one of the most pressing issues facing veterans and their families today — and supporting veterans as they reintegrate back into our communities as our fellow citizens, friends, neighbors, and family. Extremism Security means keeping communities safe from all forms of violent extremism. KEY POLICY Increase federal resources for countering domestic terrorism and white supremacist violence ISIS is not the only group that advances political stances through mass violence: so do white supremacist terrorists, anti-government militias, and other groups that use forms of domestic extremism. All Americans should be able to live without fear of intimidation and violence. Today, white supremacist extremism and domestic terrorist attacks are on the rise, threatening both our citizens and the very soul of the nation. We need to heal the divides between our communities and work with religious leaders, tech companies, and other influencers to reduce hate and extremism in our homeland. Pete will focus more resources on countering domestic terrorism while continuing the fight against international and Islamist-inspired violent extremism. He is committed to protecting all Americans from violent extremists and will never allow the office of the President to be used to amplify their hate or traffic in their conspiracy theories.  Democracy Pete believes in our democratic republic, but knows that our government has not been nearly democratic or accountable enough. Too many communities have been denied their voice in the political process while our democracy has been captured by special interests and those with the greatest economic power. Voting Rights Democracy means protecting voting rights so every eligible voter has a voice. The American quest to build a more perfect union starts with a democracy that includes every citizen. Voters must not be denied their rights because of badly run elections or because some people on one side think it’s better if fewer eligible voters are able to vote. The federal government has a responsibility to prevent voter suppression and expand voting rights to give us all a voice in our democracy. ADDITIONAL POLICIES Introduce automatic voter registration Expand early voting Restore voting rights for the formerly incarcerated Institute voting by mail Make Election Day a holiday Protect birthright citizenship Provide access for people with disabilities Protect voting rights on tribal lands Ensure an accurate and depoliticized Census count Special Interests Democracy means that dollars shouldn’t be allowed to drown out the will of the people. KEY POLICY Small-donor matching system for federal elections Our democracy should work for the interests of ordinary Americans, not corporations and special interests. We need to have a strong public financing system that provides matching funds to small donations so that average citizens can run for office, not just those with access to big donors. We also need to create common-sense campaign finance rules that clearly establish that corporations do not have the same political rights as people, and dollars cannot outvote human beings. If necessary, we should do this by constitutional amendment. Our democracy is at stake, and the reason the amendment system was created is to fix problems like this. ADDITIONAL POLICIES Strengthen the Federal Election Commission Overturn Citizens United and Buckley v. Valeo, if necessary by constitutional amendment Gerrymandering Democracy means ensuring that our districts can’t be drawn by politicians seeking to choose their voters. KEY POLICY Establish independent, statewide redistricting commissions Voters should choose their representatives and be able to hold them accountable. But as long as politicians are drawing the lines of their districts, they will pick and choose voters to their own partisan advantage. We need to have independent, statewide redistricting commissions that don’t favor one party over the other. Our representatives deserve to be reelected for serving their communities well, not because they’re able to select whom they represent. Political Representation Democracy means that U.S. citizens from Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico deserve political representation. KEY POLICY True political representation for the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico The problems faced by people living in D.C. and Puerto Rico are no less important than the problems faced by U.S. citizens in our 50 states. Americans in the District of Columbia are entitled to a House member with voting power and two Senators. Puerto Rico should have immediate representation in the Electoral College, and if the people of Puerto Rico want statehood, that should be welcomed by the United States. We saw the direct consequences of Puerto Rico’s disenfranchisement with the Trump Administration’s disastrous denial of aid after Hurricane Maria — every citizen deserves a full voice. Electoral College Democracy means that nothing should be allowed to overrule the vote of the American people when it comes to choosing our nation’s leader. KEY POLICY A national popular vote to replace the Electoral College It’s simple: the candidate who gets the most votes should win. States don’t vote, people vote, and everyone’s vote should count exactly the same. The Electoral College has to go. The best route to removing the Electoral College would be a constitutional amendment. Recognizing that this cannot be done overnight, Pete supports the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact to ensure the president is chosen by the American people while we seek constitutional reform. Judicial System Democracy means depoliticizing our judicial system. KEY POLICY Depoliticize the Supreme Court We need to reform the Supreme Court in a way that will strengthen its independence and restore the American people’s trust in it as a check to the Presidency and the Congress. One promising idea is to restructure the Court so that ten members are confirmed in the normal political fashion, with the other five promoted from the lower courts by unanimous agreement of the other ten. Others have proposed implementing term limits. As president, Pete will create a bipartisan reform commission for the purpose of recommending structural improvements to protect the Supreme Court from further politicization. National Service Democracy means more shared experiences in the service of our country. KEY POLICY Create 1 million paid national service opportunities by 2026 When Pete was a Navy Reserve Officer, he learned to trust and collaborate with women and men from radically different backgrounds — including different races, religions, and political leanings. Right now, we turn away hundreds of thousands of young people who volunteer to serve. Military service, Peace Corps service, and domestic service-year opportunities through efforts like AmeriCorps should be expanded until service becomes a universal expectation for every American youth. “A New Call to Service” aims to quadruple service opportunities to 1 million high school graduates by 2026. Our plan calls young Americans to meaningfully engage in key challenges of our time: resilience and sustainability against climate disruption; community well-being, including mental health, addiction, and substance use; and long-term caregiving and intergenerational mentorship. [1] |
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Buttigieg participated in an interview series with The New York Times that asked 21 Democratic candidates the same series of 18 questions. To view Buttigieg's responses, click here.
Archive of Political Emails
The Archive of Political Emails was founded in July 2019 to compile political fundraising and advocacy emails sent by candidates, elected officials, PACs, nonprofits, NGOs, and other political actors.[19] The archive includes screenshots and searchable text from emails sent by 2020 presidential candidates. To review the Buttigieg campaign's emails, click here.
Ballotpedia's Daily Presidential News Briefing
The following section provides a timeline of Buttigieg's campaign activity beginning in January 2019. The entries, which come from Ballotpedia's Daily Presidential News Briefing, are sorted by month in reverse chronological order.
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2019
See also
- Democratic presidential nomination, 2020
- Presidential candidates, 2020
- Presidential election endorsements, 2020
- PredictIt markets in the 2020 presidential election
- Presidential candidate campaign travel, 2020
- Democratic presidential primary debates, 2020
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ CNN, "Why should you vote for them? Here's what the candidates said in their final pitch," June 28, 2019
- ↑ New York Times "Pete Buttigieg Announces Official Start to 2020 Campaign," April 14, 2019
- ↑ FOX6, "Pete Buttigieg ending his race for Democratic presidential nomination," March 1, 2020
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Pete For America, "Meet Pete," accessed February 21, 2019
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Vote Smart, "Pete Buttigieg's Biography," accessed July 8, 2019
- ↑ City of South Bend, "Mayor Pete Buttigieg," accessed January 10, 2017
- ↑ Pete for South Bend, "About Mayor Pete," accessed January 9, 2017
- ↑ CNBC, "Meet 37-year-old Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg, who thinks he can become the youngest US president ever," April 15, 2019
- ↑ Boston.com, "Pete Buttigieg explains why he didn’t come out until nearly his second term as South Bend mayor," April 3, 2019
- ↑ WNDU, "South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg wins re-election," November 3, 2015
- ↑ Democracy in Action, "Organization," accessed November 4, 2019
- ↑ FEC, "U.S. President," accessed July 16, 2019
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Outside Spending," accessed September 22, 2015
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Total Outside Spending by Election Cycle, All Groups," accessed September 22, 2015
- ↑ National Review.com, "Why the Media Hate Super PACs," November 6, 2015
- ↑ OpenSecrets, "Majority of top 2020 Democrats backed by outside groups as early primaries near," January 29, 2020
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Pete for America, "Issues," accessed July 18, 2019
- ↑ Archive of Political Emails, "About," accessed September 16, 2019
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