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Post by Logan on Feb 23, 2017 15:48:49 GMT -6
The Democratic Party's Rising Star: Openly Gay Mayor Pete Buttigieg's Run For DNC ChairThe residents of South Bend, Indiana, refer to Pete Buttigieg as Mayor Pete. It’s an affectionate nickname, and his constituents have good reason to love their mayor. When he first took office in 2011, at the age of 29, South Bend was high on the list of dying Rust Belt cities. Today, the city is thriving with the help of Buttigieg’s innovative ideas and his ability to inspire people to work together to solve problems. Buttigieg (pronounced BOOT-eh-jedge) was born and raised in South Bend, where both of his parents once taught at Notre Dame University. He was a typical Midwestern boy, with no great privileges of wealth or lineage. What he has made of himself in just 35 years seems like it could only be possible in a novel or a movie. But it’s all quite real, and the future looks incredibly promising as his life continues to unfold. Read more: www.outsmartmagazine.com/2017/02/the-democratic-partys-rising-star-openly-gay-mayor-pete-buttigiegs-run-for-dnc-chair/
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