Pete for America
For Immediate Release:

September 18, 2019
Contact: Chris Meagher

Pete Buttigieg Earns Backing From More Than 50 of America’s Mayors

South Bend, IN — Today, more than 50 mayors from across the country have proudly endorsed Pete Buttigieg for President of the United States. The announcement was made in an op-ed penned for USA Today.

Along with this announcement, Pete for America is launching a “Mayors for Pete” program. This program will comprise of a growing network of mayors and former mayors who will actively engage their communities in support of Pete’s White House bid.

“We have watched Mayor Pete over the last eight years as his steady and inspired leadership has revitalized his city,” the mayors wrote in an op-ed for USA Today. “It was no surprise to us when his constituents reelected him with 80% of the vote. Pete has transformed South Bend, and now he is showing what American leadership can and should be in the years ahead. Mayors are walking symbols of their cities. When we cut a ribbon at a new factory, or comfort a grieving parent whose child was lost to gun violence, we are showing the people we represent that their community stands with them. That kind of empathetic leadership is desperately needed in the Oval Office.”

The mayors endorsing Pete come from urban cities, heartland regions, and coastal communities. The mayors and former mayors endorsing Pete Buttigieg include:

Steve Adler (Austin, TX), Nan Whaley (Dayton, OH), Christopher Cabaldon (West Sacramento, CA), Justin Flippen (Wilton Manors, FL), Christine Hunchsofsky (Parkland, FL), Dean Trantalis (Ft. Lauderdale, FL), Betsy Hodges (Minneapolis, MN), Annise Parker (Houston, TX), Rob Moon (Palm Springs, CA), John D’Amico (West Hollywood, CA), Luke Bronin (Hartford, CT), Liz Alpert (Sarasota, FL), Michelle De La Isla (Topeka, KS), Jim Gray (Lexington, KY), Patrick Wojahn (College Park, MD), John Cranley (Cincinnati, OH), Ian Baltutis (Burlington, NC), John Hamilton (Bloomington, IN), Jacob Day (Salsbury, MD), Zach Vruwink (Wisconsin Rapids, WI), Matt Shorraw (Monessen, PA), Breea Clark (Norman, OK), Gabriel Quinto (El Cerrito, CA), Joe Signorello (Roselle Park, NJ), John Harabedian (Sierra Madre, CA), Mark Kleinschmidt (Chapel Hill, NC), Layla Walz (Wells, NV), Lydia Lavelle (Carrboro, NC), Suzanne Prentiss (Lebanon, NH), Ross Swords, Jr (Brownsville, PA), Leirion Gaylor Baird (Lincoln, NE), Kristopher Larsen (Nederland, CO), Noam Bramson (New Rochelle, NY), Steve Hagerty (Evanston, IL), David Berger (Lima, OH), Tari Renner (Bloomington, IL), Sly James (Kansas City, MO), Andy Berke (Chattanooga, TN), Daniel Yost (Woodside, CA), Ted Ellis (Bluffton, IN), Hugh Wirth (Oakland City, IN), Ron Strouse (Doylestown, PA), Beth Bashert (Ypsilanti, MI), Duane Rosenberg (New Carrollton, MD), Shawn Raup-Konsavage (Bernville, PA), Dave Kitchell (Longsport, IN), Rosalynn Bliss (Grand Rapids, MI), Tom McDermott (Hammond, IN), Henry Schwaller (Hays, KS), Greg Goodnight (Kokomo, IN), Mark Barbee (Bridgeport, PA), Jim Carruthers (Traverse City, MI), Gleam Davis (Santa Monica, CA), Ryan Arndorfer (Britt, IA), Brent Bascom (Rising Sun, IN), Gay Ann Harney (Rockport, IN), Ron Meer (Michigan City, IN), Gabriel Greer (Peru, IN).

 

You can read the full op-ed HERE.

 

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