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What notable positions has Pete Buttigieg held?

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Pete Buttigieg served as U.S. secretary of transportation from 2021 to 2025 and was mayor of South Bend, Indiana, from 2012 to 2020. He ran for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination in 2020 and is widely considered to be a contender for a future presidential run. When he became Pres. Joe Biden’s transportation secretary, he became the first openly gay cabinet secretary in U.S. history.