Buttigieg PAC rolls out slate of endorsements

Former Democratic presidential candidate Pete ButtigiegPete ButtigiegScaled-back Pride Month poses challenges for fundraising, outreach Biden hopes to pick VP by Aug. 1 It’s as if a Trump operative infiltrated the Democratic primary process MORE’s new political action committee rolled out a slate of endorsements Wednesday focusing on local elected positions.  

The former South Bend, Ind., mayor’s PAC dubbed “Win the Era,” a nod to a phrase often used during the former mayor’s campaign, was unveiled in April and was said to focus on electing down-ballot Democrats. 

“It’s not enough for us to just replace the current president – we must do away with the cruelty and division that have defined the Trump era, and elect leaders at every level of government who will build a nation where every American feels a sense of belonging in our future,” Buttigieg said in a statement.

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Buttigieg backed Richmond, Va., Mayor Levar Stoney for his reelection bid and Christine Hunschofsky, the mayor of Parkland, Fla., who led the town through its 2018 school shooting and is running for a seat in the Florida House.

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The PAC’s endorsements include those running in House races, such as Gina Ortiz Jones (D-Texas), an Air Force veteran running to replace Rep. Will HurdWilliam Ballard HurdHouse Republicans hopeful about bipartisan path forward on police reform legislation House GOP delays police reform bill The Hill’s Morning Report – Trump’s public standing sags after Floyd protests MORE (R-Texas), who announced his retirement last year, in Texas’s 23rd Congressional District. Jones lost to Hurd by less than 1,000 votes in 2018.

The endorsements included two Democratic Senate challengers: Jaime Harrison, a South Carolina Democrat running to unseat Republican Sen. Lindsey GrahamLindsey Olin GrahamHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Joint Chiefs chairman says he regrets participating in Trump photo-op | GOP senators back Joint Chiefs chairman who voiced regret over Trump photo-op | Senate panel approves 0B defense policy bill GOP senators back Joint Chiefs chairman who voiced regret over Trump photo-op MORE and Cal Cunningham, the Democrat running against Republican Sen. Thom TillisThomas (Thom) Roland TillisKoch-backed group launches ad campaign to support four vulnerable GOP senators The Hill’s Campaign Report: It’s primary night in Georgia Tillis unveils new 0,000 ad in North Carolina Senate race MORE in North Carolina.

Buttigieg dropped out of the presidential race in March, days before Super Tuesday as the party’s moderate wing consolidated behind former Vice President Joe BidenJoe BidenHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police Trump finalizing executive order calling on police to use ‘force with compassion’ The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook MORE, who is now the presumptive Democratic nominee. Buttigieg virtually tied with Sen. Bernie SandersBernie SandersThe Hill’s 12:30 Report: Milley apologizes for church photo-op Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness MORE (I-Vt.) in the Iowa caucuses.