Question: is pete buttigieg a veteran?
Answer: Peter Paul Montgomery Buttigieg (/ˈbuːtədʒɛdʒ/ BOOT-ə-jej; born January 19, 1982) is an American politician and Afghanistan War veteran. He served as the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, from 2012 to 2020 and was a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 2020 United States presidential election.