Presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg is coming to Beaufort County. Here’s where he’ll be

On Saturday, yet another 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful is visiting Beaufort County to meet with voters ahead of the state’s February primary.

Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, Indiana, is hosting a town hall on Saturday morning in Beaufort, according to his press office.

The town hall will be at Whale Branch Middle School in Seabrook on 2009 Trask Parkway. Doors open at 9:45 a.m. and will last until noon.

The event is open to the public, and attendees have the option of signing up for the event on his website.

Other Democratic candidates including Andrew Yang, a New York businessman and businessman and entrepreneur; Cory Booker, a New Jersey senator; Elizabeth Warren, a current Massachusetts senator; Beto O’Rourke, a former Texas congressman; John Hickenlooper, the former Colorado governor; and author Marianne Williamson have also recently held campaign events in Beaufort County.

This story was originally published August 15, 2019 at 11:26 AM.

Lana Ferguson

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Lana Ferguson typically covers stories in northern Beaufort County, Jasper County and Hampton County. She joined The Island Packet & Beaufort Gazette in 2018 as a crime/breaking news reporter. Before coming to the Lowcountry, she worked for publications in her home state of Virginia and graduated from the University of Mississippi, where she was editor-in-chief of the daily student newspaper. Lana was also a fellow at the University of South Carolina’s Media Law School in 2019. Support my work with a digital subscription