Buttigieg Met With Schumer To Discuss Senate Bid

Politico reports:

Pete Buttigieg met with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer last week to discuss a possible Senate bid in Michigan, according to two people familiar with the meeting and granted anonymity to describe private conversations. The former Transportation secretary is still undecided about a Senate run in his adopted home state, according to five people familiar with the situation. But the meeting with Schumer was a sign of how seriously he is considering it.

Democrats are vying to hold onto the seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Gary Peters in a crucial swing state. Republicans see it as a top pickup opportunity after coming close to flipping the other Senate seat last cycle. Buttigieg just recently moved back to Traverse City, Michigan, with his young family, after four years of working in Biden’s Cabinet — a factor that looms in his calculus. In addition to a Senate bid, he is weighing another presidential run in 2028.

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