In local government, it’s very clear to your customers – your citizens – whether or not you’re delivering. Either that pothole gets filled in, or it doesn’t. The results are very much on display, and that creates a very healthy pressure to innovate. Pete Buttigieg Read Quote
As the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, I see on a daily basis the impact of politics and policy on my family, neighbors, friends, and residents. Pete Buttigieg Read Quote
I am not skilled enough or energetic enough to craft a persona. I just have to be who I am and hope people like it. Pete Buttigieg Read Quote
Safety and security are the most basic job of government. I understand that – both as a mayor who works every day to secure public safety and reduce crime, and also as someone who deployed in uniform to Afghanistan because I believed joining the military was part of my duty to help keep my country safe. Pete Buttigieg Read Quote
