CNN reports.Buttigieg, a gay man, would be the first out member of the LGBTQ+ community to serve in a Senate-confirmed Cabinet post, if he is indeed confirmed.He is the former mayor of South Bend, Ind., and he sought the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.
He was the first out presidential aspirant to appear in a major party’s debate, and he made history by sharing his coming-out story in that forum.
He won the most delegates in the Iowa caucus in January but dropped out of the race in March and then endorsed Biden. He has gone on to work on Biden’s transition team.“I’m looking for a president who will draw out the best in each of us.