The following year, in 2010, his taxable income was $21,317.

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In a fundraising email sent to Buttigieg supporters after the release of the tax returns, the campaign sought to cast the candidate’s finances as similar to that of the average voter — almost boring, even.

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“Here’s what you’ll find: Other than a tour in Afghanistan (when he didn’t take his mayoral salary) and a class he taught at Notre Dame, not a whole lot,” the campaign said. “As you can see, Pete’s not a millionaire.”

The campaign later clarified Buttigieg did not teach a class at the University of Notre Dame but received an honorarium for speaking there once.

Buttigieg, the 37-year-old mayor of South Bend, the fourth-largest city in Indiana, has broken out of a crowded Democratic field in recent weeks, playing up his youth and his municipal governing experience as would-be strengths in Washington rather than dealbreakers.

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His lowest income in the past decade was in 2011, the year he ran for mayor, when he had a negative taxable income of -$3,920.

Most years, Buttigieg filed the standard deduction, which means his returns show no itemized charitable deductions.

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In 2017, he had a taxable income of $117,973, which included a $30,000 advance for his book, “Shortest Way Home.” That year, he donated $795 to charity.

In releasing Buttigieg’s tax documents, his campaign took a jab at President Trump, who has yet to release his returns and resisted doing so as a 2016 candidate.