Though Buttigieg has publicly and privately stated that he won’t make any decisions about his future until after the Biden administration ends on Jan. 20, he has already fielded calls from Michigan Democrats urging him to enter the 2026 race to replace Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who is term limited.

Pete Buttigieg visits Michigan, talks funding to replace River Raisin Bridge 02:19. In a packed union hall outside Detroit, a worker shifts the conversation from policy to the per