Pete Buttigeig wrote an essay praising Bernie Sanders while in high school
The essay netted a young Pete Buttigeig $3,000 after it won first prize in a national competition.
Democratic 2020 US presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) talks as former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg looks on in the seventh Democratic 2020 presidential debate in Iowa, January 14, 2020.(photo credit: SHANNON STAPLETON / REUTERS)
