Does Pete Buttigieg ever win/hold elective office again?

[ShadowRocket]

He's only 40 but his career prospects once his tenure as Treasury Secretary ends seem limited.  The chances of him being elected statewide in IN seem slim.  His best bet would probably be to pull a Hillary/Romney and run in another state.  VA seeming like the best bet for such a move.

What say everyone else?

[Agonized-Statism]

He could run for office in another state like you mentioned or return to a future Democrat president's cabinet like John Kerry as a stepping stone. Maybe lobby for a while before doing either.

[Kleine Scheiße]

he could in theory nab a house seat in indiana in a good D year but this would be a stupid idea

if he isn't in the biden admin he should seriously consider running for governor of or senator from maryland in the first open democratic primary after 2022

[dw93]

From Indiana? God no. If he carpetbags to a very blue state and runs for something? Maybe. but there's no guarantee of success.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

He absolutely could. He's young, and political winds could make even Indiana very winnable again for Democrats, someday.
Patience is the key though. He can't assume things will just go his way. You have to work your way up in politics.

[Del Tachi]

eventually runs for mayor of New York City and loses, lol

[Skill and Chance]

Likely no, but he could plausibly carpetbag to a NOVA congressional district and win.

[Pericles]

The Virginia governorship is open in 2025

[Skill and Chance]

The Virginia governorship is open in 2025

Bad idea.  Pete 2025 would be McAuliffe 2021 on steroids. They need a non-NOVA candidate with more authentic ties to the state.

[Ferguson97]

Yeah I think he'll be President some day. Not sure what other positions he holds in the mean time though.

[John Forbes Kerrygold 🧈]

Yeah I think he'll be President some day. Not sure what other positions he holds in the mean time though.

This. Watch for him to take another significant job either by the end of Biden’s first term, a second Biden term or the next Dem administration. He wanted UN Ambassador bad IIRC, so both domestic and foreign experience without ever having to run for a lower office again is a real possibility.

[ShadowRocket]

Bumping this, but apparently he's recently move to MI:

https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2022/07/buttigieg-moves-to-michigan-changes-voter-registration.html

Maybe a Gubernatorial or Senate run down the line?

[President Johnson]

He's only 40 but his career prospects once his tenure as Treasury Secretary ends seem limited.  The chances of him being elected statewide in IN seem slim.  His best bet would probably be to pull a Hillary/Romney and run in another state.  VA seeming like the best bet for such a move.

What say everyone else?

Today I learned that Pete is Secretary of the Treasury

I actually could see him running for governor in Michigan in 2026 after Whitmer is term-limited. Would probably result in a hotly contested primary against Garlin Gilchrist unless the latter runs for congress before. Does the state constitution have any provision requiring a certain number of years as resident? Don't think he'll go for senate. Like Newsom, he seems to prefer the executive branch.

[ShadowRocket]

He's only 40 but his career prospects once his tenure as Treasury Secretary ends seem limited.  The chances of him being elected statewide in IN seem slim.  His best bet would probably be to pull a Hillary/Romney and run in another state.  VA seeming like the best bet for such a move.

What say everyone else?

Today I learned that Pete is Secretary of the Treasury

I actually could see him running for governor in Michigan in 2026 after Whitmer is term-limited. Would probably result in a hotly contested primary against Garlin Gilchrist unless the latter runs for congress before. Does the state constitution have any provision requiring a certain number of years as resident? Don't think he'll go for senate. Like Newsom, he seems to prefer the executive branch.

There's a four year residency requirement which of course he'd meet by 2026.

[Burke Bro]

I think so. Much of his political career seems to have been carefully crafted. Military service, mayor of a small rust belt city, a presidential run and upset in Iowa that gave him a national profile, and transportation secretary who presided over the infrastructure bill (which is perhaps the biggest accomplishment of the Biden administration). Running for governor/senate in 2026 (a Republican president midterm) in a swing state like Michigan seems like the penultimate step in a run for President in 2028/2032/2036.

Some people here seem eager to dismiss Buttigieg in light of the supposed competition between him and Harris. Harris, after all, is the Vice President, and the first black and female Vice President at that. But Buttigieg has proven to be a far more charismatic, a more adept campaigner, and is better at navigating the media landscape than Harris. He's also 17 years younger than her.

[MABA 2020]

Would be very surprising if he didn't