Thursday, February 24, 2022

Pete Buttigieg’s Donors Rewarded with $33M in South Bend City Contracts

Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg's donors were rewarded with over $33 million in city contracts during his eight years as mayor of South Bend, Indiana, according to a Daily Mail report.

There were 23 companies that donated to Buttigieg's mayoral political action committee who were later awarded millions in city contracts.

Two firms, Abonmarche and Donohue & Associates, received hefty city contracts on the same they donated to Buttigieg.

Abonmarche executives gave a total $12,870 to Buttigieg's political funds between 2012 and 2018, and the company won $616,790 in city contracts.

Shockingly, Buttigieg appointed Eric Horvath, a former American Structurepoint executive, as director of South Bend's Department of Public Works, the entity responsible for granting taxpayer money for construction jobs.

Taxpayers Protection Alliance president David Williams called for an investigation into Buttigieg's political donations and every contract awarded by South Bend's Department of Public Works.

South Bend officials told the Daily Mail that the former mayor "Was not involved in the awarding of engineering and construction contracts" and that they were awarded "To the lowest, responsive, responsible bidder per State Law." The U.S. Department of Transportation said it has "Consistently made transparency and accountability to the American people a top priority," when asked about Buttigieg's mayoral campaign donations.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/02/24/report-buttigieg-donors-rewarded-with-33m-in-south-bend-city-contracts/ 

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