Pete Buttigieg, who made waves in the 2020 election before dropping out and endorsing Joe Biden, has obtained the nod from the president-elect to become the first openly gay person to obtain Senate confirmation for a Cabinet-level role, the Washington Blade has confirmed.
Buttigieg, who previously served as mayor of South Bend, Ind., is set to obtain the nomination as transportation secretary. CNN was first to report the news development.
Amid media reports in Axios, CNN and the Daily Beast Buttigieg was in contention for the position, a Democratic insider told the Blade Buttigieg was heavily lobbying the transition team for the job.