Pete Buttigieg has a net worth of around $100,000, the smallest of the presidential candidates. Here's what we know about how the former mayor made his money.

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Pete Buttigieg.

• Pete Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, has the smallest net worth among candidates running for the Democratic nomination in the 2020 presidential election.
• The candidates' net worths have been a point of contention in debates.
• Buttigieg's estimated net worth is $100,000, according to Forbes. Here's how he got there.
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