Pete Buttigieg, the former Transportation Secretary and popular Democratic Party surrogate who has confirmed considering a 2028 presidential bid, is endorsing independent Montana U.S. Senate candidate Seth Bodnar, according to an announcement shared first with ABC News.

"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. Seth and I don't agree on everything, but he has spent his adult life serving this country and the next generation ... and he'll bring that same character to the Senate on behalf of all Montanans," Buttigieg wrote in a statement shared first with ABC News.

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks at a rally for New Jersey Democratic Congressional candidate Rebecca Bennett at Raritan Valley Community College on Oct.…