Democrats say Pete Buttigieg will almost certainly be in Biden's Cabinet

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published 9 November 2020

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Pete Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, was one of President-elect Joe Biden's surrogates leading up to the election, appearing on Fox News multiple times to drag President Trump. Several Democrats close to Biden told Axios on Sunday that it's almost certain that he will be part of his Cabinet, but it's not clear yet what position he'll fill.

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Buttigieg served in the military, so secretary of Veterans Affairs is one possibility, people with knowledge of the matter said, and he could also head the Department of Housing and Urban Development or Office of Management and Budget.

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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.