The first time I came to this state was as a volunteer, to knock on doors for a presidential candidate with a funny name, and we knew the stakes were high then, the stakes are colossal now. Mayor Pete More Quotes by Mayor Pete More Quotes From Mayor Pete One of the reasons we're communicating upfront right now is because of lessons learned from members of the community, we've had prior cases of use of force incidents and officer involved shootings where I hesitated, frankly, to get in front of cameras because we didn't know very much, and it was out of our hands. Mayor Pete politics Standing up for our collective values not only includes saying we believe that campaigns should not take money from lobbyists ; it also means being aware of the loopholes that still allow special interests to impact Pete Buttigieg presidential campaign. Mayor Pete top-news