On April 14, 2019, Buttigieg's marketing campaign was formally launched from South Bend, Indiana. Buttigieg's campaign touted his report in minimizing the African-American poverty price in South Bend. In 2018, as mayor, Buttigieg vetoed a South Bend Common Council rezoning conclusion that would have allowed an anti-abortion center to open up upcoming doorway to the abortion clinic, Whole Women's Health Alliance. Buttigieg has $22.