Pete campaigns in Iowa – Photo credit – Pete for America Flickr
Pete Buttigieg’s 2020 Presidential campaign: Pete rose to national prominence when he ran for President in 2020, quickly rising to the top of the field in a crowded primary of over 20 candidates, including Governors and Senators. He won the Iowa Caucus and placed 2nd in New Hampshire, 3rd in Nevada and 4th in South Carolina. Ultimately, he dropped out of the race before Super Tuesday and endorsed Joe Biden. Browse through throwbacks and highlights of Pete‘s historic campaign for President in 2020.
2020 Presidential Campaign Highlights
January 23, 2019 – 38 year old Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Indiana launched his exploratory committee for President to test the waters and see if there was interest in his possible candidacy.
March 10, 2019 – Mayor Pete participates in a CNN Town Hall that catapults him into the national spotlight.
April 14, 2019 – Pete officially announces he is running for President in front of thousands of people in South Bend, IN.
May 2, 2019 – Pete and his husband, Chasten, make history as they appear on the cover of Time Magazine.
May 19, 2019 – Mayor Pete does one of the first of many appearances on Fox News for a town hall which goes viral for the way Pete answers a gotcha question about late-term abortion.
July, 2019 – Pete raises more money than anyone in the field, with an almost 25 million dollar haul in the 2nd quarter of 2019.
September, 2019 – Pete launches a Bus Tour of Iowa which gains national attention. Read an article from one reporter who was on board.
November, 2019 – Pete draws the largest and most enthusiatic crowd of supporters at the Liberty and Justice Dinner in Iowa. Later that month, an Iowa poll shows Pete Buttigieg leading the field for the first time.
February, 2020 – Pete wins the Iowa Caucus, becoming the first openly gay person to win a presidential primary state primary or caucus. He then placed 2nd in New Hampshire, only 1.3% behind Bernie Sanders. It was so close, they were awarded the same number of delegates.
March 1, 2020 – Pete suspends his campaign for President and endorses Joe Biden.
Pete’s 2020 Policies aka “White Papers”
This google drive has Pete Buttigieg’s 2020 campaign policies. Please note, these only represent the archived policies Pete was suggesting for his Presidential campaign which ended in March of 2020, and may not be representative of any policies or positions that Pete currently holds.
Inside the Campaign
The PFA Video team had a reunion recently and talked about working on Pete’s campaign.
Pete’s historic campaign was filmed for a documentary titled “Mayor Pete” and released in 2021. Watch it for free on Amazon.
Notable Media Appearances
March 10, 2019 – The CNN Town Hall that launched Pete into the political zeitgeist.
May 13, 2019 – A memorable and hilarious appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon where Pete and Jimmy “slow jam the news”.
May 19, 2019 – Mayor Pete does one of the first of many appearances on Fox News for a town hall which goes viral for the way Pete answers a gotcha question about late-term abortion.
March, 2020 – Mayor Pete hosts Jimmy Kimmel Live the day before the world shut down for the COVID-19 Pandemic in 2020.
Pete for America 2020 Design Toolkit – A free collection of downloadable assets that supporters used in Pete’s 2020 campaign.
Pete for America Flickr Account – Includes hundreds of high quality photos from Pete’s 2020 Campaign.
