WASHINGTON — The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Pete Buttigieg, a former mayor of South Bend, Ind., and a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, to be transportation secretary, putting in place the official who will help oversee President Biden’s overhaul of the nation’s infrastructure.
By a vote of 86 to 13, the Senate made Mr. Buttigieg, 39, the nation’s first openly gay cabinet secretary to be confirmed by the upper chamber and Mr.
Biden’s youngest cabinet member. His confirmation underscored the support Mr. Buttigieg had received from lawmakers in both parties as he described plans for an infrastructure overhaul that aligned with Mr.