In 2019, Buttigieg called for the United States to decriminalize mental illness and addiction via initiatives such as re-entry programs.Also, he aspired to decrease incarceration rates because of mental illnesses or substance use by 75 percent during his first term as President of the United States.
In July 2022, Buttigieg established his permanent residence in Traverse City, Michigan, which is Chastens hometown, and registered to vote in Michigan.
The violent news from Colorado Springs is sickening and heartbreaking - the more so because there is a pattern. We can not, will not, allow hate to win. We must end this in our time. No rest until all of us, including all of us in the LGBTQ+ community, can be, and feel, safe.
The violent news from Colorado Springs is sickening and heartbreaking - the more so because there is a pattern.
— Secretary Pete Buttigieg (@SecretaryPete) November 20, 2022
We can not, will not, allow hate to win. We must end this in our time. No rest until all of us, including all of us in the LGBTQ+ community, can be, and feel, safe.