Pete Buttigieg

Who they are

Peter Paul Montgomery Buttigieg is an American politician and former naval officer who served as the 19th United States secretary of transportation from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 32nd mayor of South Bend, Indiana, from 2012 to 2020.

From Wikipedia.

Where their endorsements fall

Of the 35 endorsed candidates on our ballots: 34 Democrats, 1 other or no party.

The 19 with a published academic score (Voteview, Shor–McCarty or DIME) average slightly left. This describes the candidates they endorsed, not Pete Buttigieg themselves.

Who they endorsed

Alaska

• Mary Peltola (Democrat) · Alaska U.S. Senate

Arkansas

• Chris Jones (Democrat) · Arkansas U.S. House District 2

California

• Marni von Wilpert (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 48

Connecticut

• Luke Bronin (Democrat) · Connecticut U.S. House District 1

Florida

• Leela Gray (Democrat) · Florida U.S. House District 13
• Bale Dalton (Democrat) · Florida U.S. House District 7

Iowa

• Rob Sand (Democrat) · Iowa Governor
• Sarah Trone Garriott (Democrat) · Iowa U.S. House District 3
• Josh Turek (Democrat) · Iowa U.S. Senate

Massachusetts

• Dan Koh (Democrat) · Massachusetts U.S. House District 6

Michigan

• Jocelyn Benson (Democrat) · Michigan Governor
• Callie Barr (Democrat) · Michigan U.S. House District 1
• Abdul El-Sayed (Democrat) · Michigan U.S. Senate

Minnesota

• Amy Klobuchar (Democrat) · Minnesota Governor
• Jake Johnson (Democrat) · Minnesota U.S. House District 1

Mississippi

• Scott Colom (Democrat) · Mississippi U.S. Senate

Montana

• Seth Bodnar (Independent) · Montana U.S. Senate

Nebraska

• Denise Powell (Democrat) · Nebraska U.S. House District 2

Nevada

• Teresa Benitez-Thompson (Democrat) · Nevada U.S. House District 2

New Hampshire

• Chris Pappas (Democrat) · New Hampshire U.S. Senate

New Jersey

• Rebecca Bennett (Democrat) · New Jersey U.S. House District 7

New Mexico

• Deb Haaland (Democrat) · New Mexico Governor

New York

• Chris Gallant (Democrat) · New York U.S. House District 1
• Cait Conley (Democrat) · New York U.S. House District 17

Ohio

• Amy Acton (Democrat) · Ohio Governor
• Greg Landsman (Democrat) · Ohio U.S. House District 1
• Brian Poindexter (Democrat) · Ohio U.S. House District 7

Pennsylvania

• Bob Brooks (Democrat) · Pennsylvania U.S. House District 7

South Carolina

• Annie Andrews (Democrat) · South Carolina U.S. Senate

Texas

• Katy Padilla Stout (Democrat) · Texas U.S. House District 23
• Johnny Garcia (Democrat) · Texas U.S. House District 35

Virginia

• Shannon Taylor (Democrat) · Virginia U.S. House District 1
• Elaine Luria (Democrat) · Virginia U.S. House District 2
• Tom Perriello (Democrat) · Virginia U.S. House District 5

Wisconsin

• Rebecca Cooke (Democrat) · Wisconsin U.S. House District 3