Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, a longtime Democrat, says he will run for Michigan governor as an independent in 2026. Skip to content. ... You have Garlin Gilchrist, Pete Buttigieg.

Democrats may be turning to former South Bend, Ind. Mayor Pete Buttigieg as a standard bearer in Michigan after Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan became an independent.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks to an Associated Press reporter during an interview Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in Monroe, Mich. (AP Photo/Mike Householder) Expand By Joey Cappelletti ...

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Michigan House Speaker Joe Tate may all be considering new jobs.

Michigan Democrats look toward a future that some hope includes Pete Buttigieg. ... But pressure on him to enter the governor's race will likely only intensify after Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, ...

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, ... Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and state Sen. Mallory McMorrow all among the contenders topping lists of potential candidates. ...

Ed Duggan, Mike Duggan's son, ... Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg moved his primary address to Michigan in 2022 and has been floated as a Democratic candidate to succeed Whitmer.

Mayor Mike Duggan's announcement today that he's running for governor came with an unexpected twist that ... Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist and U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg. ...

Pete Buttigieg visits Michigan, talks funding to replace River Raisin Bridge 02:19. In a packed union hall outside Detroit, a worker shifts the conversation from policy to the personal, quizzing ...

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks to an Associated Press reporter during an interview Monday, Dec. 9, ... Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is interviewed, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024, ...