October 23, 2026 / 12:23 PM EDT / CBS News

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Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has endorsed the independent candidate in the Montana Senate race, Seth Bodnar, over the Democratic nominee, Bodnar's campaign announced Friday.

"The best leaders I've served with, in uniform and in government, care more about getting the job done than about who gets the credit, and Seth is one of them," Buttigieg, a potential 2028 presidential candidate, said in a statement. "Seth and I don't agree on everything, but he has spent his adult life serving this country and the next generation, from the Army Green Berets to the University of Montana, and he'll bring that same character to the Senate on behalf of all Montanans."

File: Seth Bodnar at the Murray Hotel while campaigning for the Senate on May 8, 2026, in Livingston, Montana.…