Luckily for Buttigieg, who is the first openly gay cabinet member to be Senate-confirmed, he s had his biggest cheerleader by his side to encourage him: his husband, Chasten Buttigieg. While supporting Pete throughout his campaign, Chasten amassed a devoted following of his own one that stands over 500k Twitter followers strong.
Mashablecalled him the Twitter celebrity we deserve.
Politicosaid at the time his husband was running for president that Chasten was winning the 2020 spouse primary.
Before Pete ended his presidential campaign in March 2020, Chasten gave a speech that captured their devoted bond one that intertwines the personal and the political. About a year and a half ago, my husband came home from work and told me, well, he asked me, What do you think about running for president? And I laughed. Not at him but at life. Because life gave me some interesting experiences on my way to find Pete. After falling in love with Pete, Pete got me to believe in myself aga