Who Are Penelope Rose and Joseph August Buttigieg? Pete Buttigieg Twins

Penelope Rose and Joseph August Buttigieg are the children of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and his husband Chasten Buttigieg. The Buttigiegs announced the birth of their children on social media.

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Penelope Rose and Joseph August Buttigieg Details

Pete Buttigieg: “Delighted” With Birth. “Chasten and I are beyond thankful for all the kind wishes since first sharing the news that we’re becoming parents. We are delighted to welcome Penelope Rose and Joseph August Buttigieg to our family.” [Pete Buttigieg]

Buttigiegs Announced They Would Be Parents In August 2021. “For some time, Chasten and I have wanted to grow our family. We’re overjoyed to share that we’ve become parents! The process isn’t done yet and we’re thankful for the love, support, and respect for our privacy that has been offered to us. We can’t wait to share more soon.” [Pete Buttigieg]

Buttigiegs Have Been Trying To Adopt For A Year. “They’ve been trying to adopt for a year now, going through home studies and parenting workshops, writing up descriptions of their family values and ideal weekends. ” [Washington Post]

Buttigiegs Were Married In 2018. “Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport now boasts of being a “place of romance” on its official Twitter account after President-elect Joe Biden’s transportation secretary nominee, Pete Buttigieg, recalled his proposal there.” [CNN]

Pete Buttigieg Background

Pete Buttigieg Ran For President In 2020, Dropped Out. “Pete Buttigieg, the former small-city Indiana mayor and first openly gay major presidential candidate, said Sunday night he was dropping out of the Democratic race, following a crushing loss in the South Carolina primary where his poor performance with black Democrats signaled an inability to build a broad coalition of voters.” [NY Times]

President Biden Nominated Buttigieg To Be Transportation Secretary. “President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday formally introduced Pete Buttigieg as his nominee to lead the Department of Transportation, tapping the former South Bend, Indiana, mayor to head up an agency that will be tasked with ambitious infrastructure and climate-related goals set by the administration.” [NBC]

Buttigieg Is First Openly Gay Cabinet Secretary In US History. “Former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg made history Tuesday, becoming the first openly gay man to win Senate confirmation to run a Cabinet department. Buttigieg was easily confirmed as secretary of transportation by a vote of 86-13.” [NPR]