Pete Buttigieg taking "serious look" at Michigan Senate race in 2026

[Swede]

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is "taking a serious look" at running for the Michigan senate seat left open by the surprise retirement of Sen. Gary Peters, Axios has learned.


https://www.axios.com/2025/01/28/pete-buttigieg-michigan-senate

[CrispyQ]

1. I wish we could clone him.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

2. Go Sec. Pete.

For he is not done yet.

[Xavier Breath]

3. And if he does run and is elected, I'm sure he'll do a great job.

I was curios if he'd run for the senate or the governorship. Maybe we have our answer.

[dsc]

4. I think Senate is a good place

he has no real MI experience so people might not love him for governor but Senator is a more national office and he does have that experience.

[pinkstarburst]

5. Pete is amazing and one of the brightest

minds we have in the party. He would make such an amazing senator!

[multigraincracker]

6. He has this Ganders vote. Also kick in a few bucks.

[Celerity]

7. If he does run, I wonder what Dana Nessel and/or Mallory McMorrow will do. I SO wish one of those 2 had run against

Slotkin in the 2024 Democratic US Senate primary. It was too soon after his move from IN to MI for Pete to run for that in 2024.

[Johnny2X2X]

8. I will vote for him of course

But I think he can win. Love Gary Peters, and I think he's putting party first. He knows the mid terms will be good for Democrats, so this maximizes the chances his replacement will be a Democrat. And doing it so early also helps us find the best candidate.

[dalton99a]

9. An outstanding choice.

[Buckeyeblue]

10. We will also elect a new Governor in 2026

With mid-terms, a new Senator and a new Governor, 2026 will be a big election cycle for Michigan.

Whitmer may also want to run for the Senate. If that's what she wants, I don't see anyone challenging her in the primary.