Secretary Pete Buttigieg Is Getting a Documentary Called 'Mayor Pete'

We will see him on the campaign trail and at home with his husband Chasten.

Mikelle Street

Mikelle is the former editorial director of digital for PrideMedia, guiding digital editorial and social across Out, The Advocate, Pride.com, Out Traveler, and Plus. After starting as a freelancer for Out in 2013, he joined the staff as Senior Editor working across print and digital in 2018. In early 2021 he became Out's digital director, marking a pivot to content that centered queer and trans stories and figures, exclusively. In September 2021, he was promoted to editorial director of PrideMedia. He has written cover stories on Ricky Martin, Miss Fame, Nyle DiMarco, Jeremy O. Harris, Law Roach, and Symone.

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Mikelle Street

February 22 2021 11:42 AM EST

February 22 2021 12:21 PM EST

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If you were wondering about what it was like to be on the campaign trail with Pete Buttigieg, wonder no longer. A new documentary from Amazon Studios is set to pull back the curtain on the history-making run.

Though Buttigieg is now the U.S. Transportation Secretary, the documentary will chronicle his run for the U.S. Democratic presidential nomination. Buttigieg was not the first out gay candidate to make a run but is considered to be the first to pose as a serious contender. Along the way he made it to multiple debate stages which was previously unachieved. He also won the Iowa primary which proved a historic first. The documentary is titled Mayor Pete, the moniker he often went by in his run which came from his time as the mayor of South Bend, Indiana.

"Mayor Pete reveals the inside story of the campaign for the White House and the ways it changes the lives of those at its center,"The Hollywood Reporter reports, indicating that the documentary would also show Buttigieg at home with his husband Chasten. We expect to see some big speech moments including his speech around his possible Iowa win as well as his speech announcing the end of his campaign run.

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The team behind the feature is well-credentialed. Amazon Studios and film production team Story Syndicate recently collaborated on the Oscar short-listed All In: The Fight for Democracy. Producers Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine co-directed Boys State, which was also shortlisted for an Oscar this year.