SECRETARY of Transport Pete Buttigieg's net worth is humble compared to his political counterparts.
Historically, Buttigieg is the first openly gay cabinet member in US history.
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What is Pete Buttigieg's net worth?
Pete Buttigieg previously explained in a 2019 interview with CNBC: “I actually live in a middle-class lifestyle, in a middle-class neighborhood, in the American Midwest."
Despite making a six-figure salary as the former mayor of South Bend, Buttigieg was one of the least wealthy presidential hopefuls of 2020.
Forbes reported that his earnings have "bounced up and down" over the past decade.
In 2010, he left his high-paying consulting job at McKinsey & Company to run full-time for treasurer of his home state of Indiana.
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At the time, he went from a $150,000 salary to $34,000 according to his tax returns. After winning the Indiana mayoral race in 2012, he brought in $100,000 a year.
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Buttigieg is worth $250,000
When was Buttigieg elected US Secretary of Transport?
Buttigieg took office as secretary of Joe Biden's Transportation Department on February 3, 2021, after being nominated by the president the year prior.
Biden has previously compared Buttigieg to his late son, Beau.
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“To me it’s the highest compliment I can give any man or woman. And, like Beau, he has a backbone like a ramrod,” Biden said in March.
“I promise you, over your lifetime, you’re going to end up seeing a hell of a lot more of Pete than you are of me.”
LGBTQ rights groups spoke out in praise of Biden's selection.
“Pete’s nomination is a new milestone in a decades-long effort to ensure LGBTQ people are represented throughout our government - and its impact will reverberate well-beyond the department he will lead," said Annise Parker, President and CEO of the LGBTQ Victory Institute.
"It distances our nation from a troubled legacy of barring out LGBTQ people from government positions and moves us closer to the President-elect’s vision of a government that reflects America.
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Who is Pete Buttigieg married to?
Politician Buttigieg has been married to Chasten Buttigieg - a teacher and writer - since 2018.
Chasten's memoir, I Have Something to Tell You, was released in early 2020, and in the book, he writes at length about being sexually assaulted.
"In politics, you're not supposed to open up about those things," Buttigieg told USA Today.
"It seems like people don't share their vulnerabilities because if you were ever vulnerable or something happened to you, then somehow it makes you weak.
"And I just don't understand that and I don't prescribe to that thinking."
He added: "I wanted to write my real story. And some of that was being really honest about what I thought, what I went through and what I experienced and navigated and some of it was heartbreaking."
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Chasten Glezman Buttigieg was born and raised in Traverse City, Michigan.
The 33-year-old has worked many jobs, most recently as a middle school drama and humanities teacher.
