Pete Buttigieg, formerly mayor of South Bend, Ind., said he is “taking a serious look” at Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat, which will be at the center of the battle for congressional control in the 2026 midterms, with the departure of Michigan's two-term Democratic Sen. Gary Peters.
Pete Buttigieg is quietly contemplating his future from a small city in northern Michigan while talking to Democratic Party officials, labor leaders and top strategists.