Buttigieg Is Endorsed by Iowa Congressman

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Iowa Representative Dave Loebsack endorsed Pete Buttigieg on Sunday, giving the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, a high-profile supporter weeks before the Iowa’s caucuses.

Loebsack, who is retiring from Congress after seven terms, represents Iowa’s Second District, which includes much of the eastern and southern part of the state. His district voted for Barack Obama in 2008 and 2016 before flipping to Donald Trump in 2016.

“Pete offers a new kind of leadership that we desperately need –– he’s a Midwestern mayor, a veteran, and is from a new generation,” Loebsack said in a statement. “Pete is the candidate that can heal our divides, restore decency to the presidency, and bring this country together.”

Loebsack will campaign with Buttigieg in Des Moines on Sunday evening. He is only the second member of the Iowa delegation to endorse a Democratic presidential candidate, after Representative Abby Finkenauer threw her support behind Joe Biden at the start of the year.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-12/buttigieg-is-endorsed-by-iowa-congressman-campaign-update?srnd=premium

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Loebsack said he considered experience in selecting Buttigieg.

"I have every confidence that should he become president ... he will have the judgment to be able to get the people he needs around him," Loebsack said of Buttigieg.

I couldn't agree more!

This is an important and very timely endorsement. #WinTheEra