Pete Buttigieg, the former U.S. Secretary of Transportation and a likely Democratic hopeful in the 2028 presidential race, is coming to the Indiana University Auditorium on Sep. 18.

Buttigieg will be the guest lecturer in the latest installment of the IU LGBTQ+ Culture Center’s “Speaking of Excellence” series, which brings notable LGBTQ+ celebrities and leaders like Hunter Schafer and George Takei to campus. Buttigieg will speak at the IU Auditorium at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sep. 18.

Who is Pete Buttigieg?

If you’ve somehow never heard the name, Pete Buttigieg is a Democratic politician and former Navy officer who most recently served as the U.S. Secretary of Transportation under Joe Biden from 2021 to 2025.

Though he now lives in Michigan, Buttigieg is an Indiana native and served as

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