James Mueller elected South Bend's next mayor, succeeding friend and ex-boss Pete Buttigieg
Source: South Bend Tribune
SOUTH BEND — James Mueller, who returned home from Washington in 2015 to serve as chief of staff for his high school classmate, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, will now take over from his friend as the city’s next chief executive.
Mueller, 37, defeated Republican Sean Haas, a government teacher at LaVille High School, in Tuesday’s election. Mueller won with 9,437 votes, 63% of the 14,882 ballots cast, according to unofficial results.
Mueller will take office as South Bend’s new mayor in January.
“The progress over the last eight years in our city is undeniable,” he told supporters celebrating at Corby’s Irish Pub Tuesday night. “Yet we still have a lot more work to do to take our growth to the next level and make sure everyone can share in our progress.”
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