How the Pete Buttigieg Campaign Changed Me — And Why I’m Hopeful

Conor Bezane
8 min readMar 4, 2020

I’m Bipolar and Now I’m Having “PETE Traumatic Stress Disorder”

Mayor Pete Buttigieg and the author, September 2019

Pete Buttigieg’s Historic Bid for the White House

I never understood the absolute excitement and joy of politics until I became involved in Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s campaign. I’ve been a disciple of Mayor Pete ever since he…

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Conor Bezane

Conor Bezane covers mental health and pop culture. He’s wriitten for MTV News, WebMD, VICE, and more. Conor’s memoir The Bipolar Addict is out now on Amazon.