Chasten Buttigieg

Chasten Buttigieg
Buttigieg in May 2023
First Gentleman of South Bend
In role
June 16, 2018 – January 1, 2020
MayorPete Buttigieg
Preceded byPeg Luecke
(as First Lady)
Succeeded byKellye Mitros
(as First Lady)
Personal details
Born
Chasten James Glezman

(1989-06-23) June 23, 1989 (age 35)
Traverse City, Michigan, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
(m. 2018)
Children2
EducationNorthwestern Michigan College
University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire (BA)
DePaul University (MEd)
Occupation
  • Teacher
  • writer
  • LGBTQ rights advocate
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Chasten James Glezman Buttigieg (/ˈæstən ˈbtɪə/ CHAS-tən BOO-tij-əj;  Glezman; born June 23, 1989) is an American teacher, author, and LGBT+ activist. He is married to Pete Buttigieg, the U.S. Secretary of Transportation, and was an advisor, spokesperson, and social media campaigner during his husband's 2020 presidential campaign. In September 2020, Buttigieg released a memoir titled I Have Something to Tell You.