Chasten Buttigieg, Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg Pete ButtigiegBillionaire who donated to Trump in 2016 donates to Biden The 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 MORE's husband, reportedly plans to headline fundraising events for the South Bend, Ind. mayor.

The 30-year-old teacher, who took a leave of absence to work full-time with the campaign, plans to host events in Chicago, New York and London, Politico reported, adding that he has already run fundraisers in Miami, Tampa and St. Petersburg, Fla.

“He’s something of a secret weapon for this campaign,” Pete Buttigieg told Politico. “One of the things you need to do on a campaign, especially when you’re new on the scene, is introduce yourself and convey your values to as many people as possible. Chasten, through his own story and his own approach and his focus on making sure that people have a sense of belonging, really embodies a lot of the values of this campaign.”

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Pete Buttigieg raises about $100,000 at each event, with his husband being responsible for about a third of that, a person familiar with the fundraising totals told the news outlet.

Chasten Buttigieg, who originally introduced his husband at Pete Buttigieg's events, has broadened his popularity with his social media presence, with more than 380,000 followers on Twitter, sparking voters interest in the potential first gentleman, Politico noted.

At one point, Chasten Buttigieg replaced Pete Buttigieg as the keynote speaker at the Democratic National Convention's LGBTQ gala in June, it added.

Chasten Buttigieg is not the only candidate's spouse to jump into campaigning. The spouses of former Vice President Joe Biden Joe BidenFormer Pence aide: White House staffers discussed Trump refusing to leave office Progressive group buys domain name of Trump's No. 1 Supreme Court pick Bloomberg rolls out M ad buy to boost Biden in Florida MORE, Sen. Kamala Harris Kamala HarrisTexas Democratic official urges Biden to visit state: 'I thought he had his own plane' The Hill's Campaign Report: Biden on Trump: 'He'll leave' l GOP laywers brush off Trump's election remarks l Obama's endorsements A game theorist's advice to President Trump on filling the Supreme Court seat MORE (D-Calif.), Sen. Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersSirota reacts to report of harassment, doxing by Harris supporters Republicans not immune to the malady that hobbled Democrats The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by Facebook - Republicans lawmakers rebuke Trump on election MORE (I-Vt.) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren Elizabeth WarrenOvernight Defense: Appeals court revives House lawsuit against military funding for border wall | Dems push for limits on transferring military gear to police | Lawmakers ask for IG probe into Pentagon's use of COVID-19 funds On The Money: Half of states deplete funds for Trump's 0 unemployment expansion | EU appealing ruling in Apple tax case | House Democrats include more aid for airlines in coronavirus package Warren, Khanna request IG investigation into Pentagon's use of coronavirus funds MORE (D-Mass.) have all played a role in the campaigning, Politico noted.