South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg Pete ButtigiegThe Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by Facebook - GOP closes ranks to fill SCOTUS vacancy by November Buttigieg stands in as Pence for Harris's debate practice Hillicon Valley: FBI, DHS warn that foreign hackers will likely spread disinformation around election results | Social media platforms put muscle into National Voter Registration Day | Trump to meet with Republican state officials on tech liability shield MORE (D) and his husband have landed the latest cover of Time magazine amid growing momentum behind the presidential candidate's campaign.

The cover, which is headlined "First Family: The unlikely, untested and unprecedented campaign of Mayor Pete Buttigieg," comes weeks after Buttigieg officially launched his candidacy for the White House.

Buttigieg has risen in recent polls and attracted the attention of a number of big-name donors after being virtually unknown nationally upon entering a crowded Democratic primary field.

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He is married to Chasten Buttigieg, 29, a former junior high teacher who now serves as an adviser and campaign spokesman to his husband, an Afghan War veteran and Rhodes scholar.

Chasten Buttigieg later tweeted about the magazine cover, writing, "11 years ago, when I came out, I didn’t think there was a place for me in this world. 10 months ago we said 'I do.' 1 month ago we said 'let’s do this.' Today:" followed by a picture of the cover.

11 years ago, when I came out, I didn’t think there was a place for me in this world.

10 months ago we said “I do.”

1 month ago we said “let’s do this.”

Today: pic.twitter.com/7642YUw40n — Chasten Buttigieg (@Chas10Buttigieg) May 2, 2019

The Buttigiegs met on a dating app in 2015 and were married last year. Their marriage came three years after a Supreme Court decision allowing same-sex marriages.

"Buttigieg is a gay Episcopalian veteran in a party torn between identity politics and heartland appeals," Time noted. "He’s also a fresh face in a year when millennials are poised to become the largest eligible voting bloc. Many Democrats are hungry for generational change, and the two front runners are more than twice his age."

Buttigieg has come third to fellow 2020 contenders former Vice President Joe Biden Joe BidenBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Democratic groups using Bloomberg money to launch M in Spanish language ads in Florida Harris faces pivotal moment with Supreme Court battle MORE and Sen. Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersOutrage erupts over Breonna Taylor grand jury ruling Dimon: Wealth tax 'almost impossible to do' Grand jury charges no officers in Breonna Taylor death MORE (I-Vt.) in several polls, both of whom are roughly 40 years the Indianan's senior.