Democratic Presidential Candidate and South Bend Indiana Pete Buttigieg is coming to Provincetown on Friday, July 5, for a public rally in Provincetown Town Hall followed by a private fundraising event.
According to the Provincetown Banner:
Buttigieg will be appearing at the rally before a variety show put on by teenagers from Camp Lightbulb, a nonprofit serving LGBTQ youth ages 14 to 18, said Bryan Rafanelli, who along with his husband, Mark Walsh, hosted a fundraiser at their Boston home for the candidate on April 30. It raised almost $150,000.
Known as “Mayor Pete,” Buttigieg (pronounced BOOT-edge-edge) is the 37-year-old mayor of South Bend, Ind. He is openly gay and married to Chasten Buttigieg. The candidate is also a Christian and a military veteran, having served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy Reserve. He is a Rhodes Scholar and a graduate of Harvard University and he can speak several languages.
Following the April 30 fundraiser, Rafanelli told the Banner, “Of course there is a plan for him to come to Provincetown.”
Plans have since taken shape. While the time of the rally is still being finalized, the July 5 arrival and fundraiser at an undisclosed West End residence is confirmed, said Rafanelli, whose event planning company designed Chelsea Clinton’s wedding. Both he and Walsh are Democratic fundraisers and organizers. They own a home in Provincetown.
While Buttigieg’s appeal to Provincetown is obvious, recent polling shows he has captured enough support to place him third in the field of 20-plus candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for president in 2020. He is behind former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders.
“We’re very excited,” said Puck Markham, founder of Camp Lightbulb. “I think the campers will get to meet him backstage before the show. It’s a thrill. It will be an inspiration for our kids.”
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