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Pete Buttigieg is an American politician who served as the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and is currently the U.S. Secretary of Transportation.
Pete Buttigieg has served as the secretary of transportation since February 3, 2021. He was confirmed by the United States Senate by a vote of 86–13 on February 2, 2021. [5] Buttigieg is the first openly gay man to hold the position, the first openly gay Cabinet secretary and the youngest person to serve as secretary of transportation. [6]
Buttigieg supports eliminating the death penalty. [14] On marijuana, Buttigieg has supported Canada-style legalization, saying: "The safe, regulated, and legal sale of marijuana is an idea whose time has come for the United States, as evidenced by voters demanding legalization in states across the country."
The US Secretary of Transportation typically carries one of the lowest profiles of anyone in the president's cabinet. But for Pete Buttigieg, who cemented his status as a Democratic rising star ...
FILE - Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, speaks to the Transportation Research Board gathering in Washington, Jan. 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) ASSOCIATED PRESS
Pete Buttigieg won Senate approval Tuesday as transportation secretary, the first openly gay person to be confirmed to a Cabinet post. “I’m honored and humbled by today’s vote in the Senate ...
Pete Buttigieg, Secretary; Polly Trottenberg, Deputy ... Halaby proposed merging the responsibilities of the undersecretary of commerce for transportation and the ...
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg ordered private drone flights suspended in North Carolina’s Hurricane Helene flood zone, sparking fierce outcry from those frustrated by the government ...