Pete Buttegieg was the youngest of all the democratic candidates, and the first ever openly gay presidential candidate.
He became a serious contender in the presidential race, but that momentum floundered and his failure to garner more votes in the South Carolina primary dealt a death blow to his campaign.
We take a look back at this candidate with a difference.
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