On the campaign trail with Fred Petty, former Pinellas tax collector and current Seminole City Council candidate
Fred Petty‘s Pinellas County roots go deep. Back in 1967, after a 20-year career in the Navy, the now 85-year-old Petty first moved to the area. That same year he began working for the Pinellas County tax collector. Over time, Petty moved up through the ranks of the tax collector’s office and, in 1992, decided to run for the county’s official tax collector post. He won that year and won again in 1996, ultimately serving two consecutive four year terms…