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Pete Buttigieg
Peter Paul Montgomery Buttigieg is an American politician and Afghanistan War veteran. He served as the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, from 2012 to 2020 and was a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 2020 United States presidential election.
Buttigieg is a graduate of Harvard College and Oxford University, attending the latter on a Rhodes Scholarship. He was a consultant at the management consulting firm McKinsey from 2007 to 2010. From 2009 to 2017, he was an intelligence officer in the United States Navy Reserve, attaining the rank of lieutenant. He was mobilized and deployed to Afghanistan for seven months in 2014.
Joe Biden
Joseph Robinette Biden is an American politician who served as the 47th vice president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. He represented Delaware in the U.S. Senate from 1973 to 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, Biden is the presumptive Democratic nominee for the 2020 United States presidential election, running against incumbent Donald Trump. Biden unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination in 1988 and 2008.
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14.02 - 14:42
Pete Buttigieg becomes 1st American LGBTQ cabinet member
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mambaonline.comPete Buttigieg – the first LGBTQ American confirmed to a cabinet-level post (Pic: Gage Skidmore) In a historic moment, the US Senate has confirmed the proudly gay Pete Buttigieg as transportation secretary, making him the first LGBTQ American to hold a Senate-confirmed cabinet position. The 39-year-old Buttigieg, who ran for president before dropping out of the race in March last year, was confirmed by senators in an overwhelming 86-13 vote on Tuesday.
He will be responsible for transportation in President Joe Biden’s cabinet and will oversee the US Department of Transportation, which is comprised of over 55,000 employees and thirteen agencies. “I’m honored and humbled by today’s vote in the Senate — and ready to get to work,” said
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