Richard A. Pettigrew
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Richard A. Pettigrew (born June 10, 1930) was an American politician in the state of
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. Pettigrew was born in
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in 1930, and moved to Florida with his family that same year. He attended the
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and is an attorney. He served in the
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for the 97th district, as a Democrat, serving from 1963 to 1972. From 1971 to 1972, he was
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.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pettigrew, Richard Living people 1930 births Democratic Party members of the Florida House of Representatives Politicians from Charleston, West Virginia Politicians from Miami Speakers of the Florida House of Representatives 20th-century members of the Florida Legislature