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Buttigieg’s Top Aide Replaces Him as Mayor

November 6, 2019 · 1:51 pm ET · Leave a Comment

Pete Buttigieg’s chief of staff will replace him as the mayor of South Bend, the South Bend Tribune reports.

James Mueller beat his Republican opponent, a government teacher at the local high school, with about 65% of the vote.

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