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In 2009 and 2010 Buttigieg openly advocated support for the auto-industry bailout, but lost the election for state treasurer to the incumbent treasurer Richard Mourdock, who opposed the bailout.  

In 2009 and 2010 Buttigieg openly advocated support for the auto-industry bailout, but lost the election for state treasurer to the incumbent treasurer Richard Mourdock, who opposed the bailout.  

Buttigieg's next step on the political ladder was that of being elected mayor of heavily Democratic South Bend, Indiana, in which every mayor since 1972 has been a Democrat.  As mayor he received praise from the ''Washington Post'' (which focused on him being a mayor who while serving six-month deployment to Afghanistan as a naval reservist),  for his plan on dealing  with 1,000 vacant lots and abandoned buildings in 1,000 days. However, he also faced much criticism for handling a scandal (which developed shortly after his election) regarding illegal recordings by the police department  of allegedly racist statements by certain officers against the black   police chief, and which ended up involving the FBI. This resulted in a ongoing  legal fight that has been the longest-running and most expensive one the city history, costing taxpayers more than $2 million thus far.  South Bend had a murder rate in 2015 that ranked it the 29th-worst among the 300 American cities with 100,000 people or more.  

Buttigieg's next step on the political ladder was that of being elected mayor of heavily Democratic South Bend, Indiana, in which every mayor since 1972 has been a Democrat.  As mayor he received praise from the ''Washington Post'' (which focused on him being a mayor who while serving six-month deployment to Afghanistan as a naval reservist),  for his plan on dealing  with 1,000 vacant lots and abandoned buildings in 1,000 days. However, he also faced much criticism for handling a scandal (which developed shortly after his election) regarding illegal recordings by the police department  of allegedly racist statements by certain officers against the black police chief, and which ended up involving the FBI. This resulted in a ongoing  legal fight that has been the longest-running and most expensive one the city history, costing taxpayers more than $2 million thus far.  South Bend had a murder rate in 2015 that ranked it the 29th-worst among the 300 American cities with 100,000 people or more.  

Buttigieg endorsed Clinton late in the primary in 2016, and after Trump’s election  Buttigieg announced he would run for chairman of the Democratic National Committee, but withdrew due to lack of support.  

Buttigieg endorsed Clinton late in the primary in 2016, and after Trump’s election  Buttigieg announced he would run for chairman of the Democratic National Committee, but withdrew due to lack of support.  

Mainstream media promotion for Buttigieg being president began early, with ''New York Times'' columnist Frank Bruni writing a column in 2016 entitled “The First Gay President?” asserting it would be hard to find a more perfect Democratic candidate, who always “seems always to say just the right thing, in just the right tone.”<ref>''National Review'', March 22, 2019 [https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/03/pete-buttigieg-biography-views-democratic-presidential-candidate "Twenty things you probably didn’t know about Pete Buttigieg"]</ref> Jim Geraghty

Mainstream media promotion for Buttigieg being president began early, with ''New York Times'' columnist Frank Bruni writing a column in 2016 entitled “The First Gay President?” asserting it would be hard to find a more perfect Democratic candidate, who always “seems always to say just the right thing, in just the right tone.”<ref>''National Review'', March 22, 2019 [https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/03/pete-buttigieg-biography-views-democratic-presidential-candidate "Twenty things you probably didn’t know about Pete Buttigieg"]</ref> Jim Geraghty

==Military service==

==Military service==