1. Chasten James Glezman Buttigieg is an American teacher, author, and LGBTQ activist.
17 Facts About Chasten Buttigieg
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Chasten Buttigieg is married to Pete Buttigieg, the former US Secretary of Transportation, and was an advisor, spokesperson, and social media campaigner during his husband's 2020 presidential campaign.
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In September 2020, Buttigieg released a memoir titled I Have Something to Tell You.
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Chasten Buttigieg won a blue ribbon in pit spitting at the National Cherry Festival.
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Chasten Buttigieg attended Traverse City West Senior High School and spent his senior year as an exchange student in Germany.
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Later, Chasten Buttigieg attended DePaul University in Chicago where he received a Master of Education degree in 2017.
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In fall 2017, Chasten Buttigieg began as a junior high humanities teacher at the Montessori Academy in Mishawaka, Indiana.
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Chasten Buttigieg took a leave of absence to support his husband's campaign.
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In January 2019, Chasten Buttigieg joined the Civic Education Team of the South Bend Civic Theatre as the Director of Curriculum.
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In 2016, Chasten Buttigieg was a State Democratic Delegate for St Joseph County.
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Chasten Buttigieg was the first gentleman of South Bend, Indiana, from June 16,2018, to January 1,2020.
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Chasten Buttigieg was a campaign spokesperson, advisor, and social media campaigner for his husband Pete Chasten Buttigieg's campaign.
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Since the campaign, Chasten Buttigieg now considers Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff close friends.
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Chasten Buttigieg was a Harvard Institute of Politics Fellow for the fall 2020 virtual semester.
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On September 1,2020, Chasten Buttigieg released his debut memoir, I Have Something to Tell You.
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Chasten Buttigieg came out to his family at 18 and soon moved out, living with friends and in his car.
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In 2019, Chasten Buttigieg reported he now had a "great relationship" with his parents.