Buttigieg won’t run for Michigan Senate seat

Published March 13, 2025 10:42am ET



Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is expected to announce he will not run for Michigan’s open Senate seat.

During an appearance last month on CBS’s The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Buttigieg revealed he was “looking” into launching a bid to replace retiring Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI). 

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