28 DECEMBER 2019 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Mayor PETE BUTTIGIEG, left, signs a book for a person during a meet and greet with Buttigieg in Des Moines. Buttigieg talked to a crowd of about 75 people at Urban Dreams, an African-American community empowerment center in Des Moines. It was a part of Buttigieg's continuing outreach to African-American voters. Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, is running to be the Democratic nominee for President in the 2020 election. Iowa traditionally holds the first presidential selection event of the 2020 election cycle. The Iowa Caucuses are on Feb. 3, 2020. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ