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-0:00 ‘One of the Smartest People’: Biden Nominates Buttigieg On Wednesday, President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. nominated Pete Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Ind., for secretary of the Transportation Department. “For secretary of Transportation, I nominate Mayor Pete Buttigieg. I got to know Pete on the campaign trail. He’s one of the smartest people you’ll ever meet, and one of the most humble. A mayor from the heartland, a management expert, a policy wonk ...