Pinellas-Pasco state attorney draws first challenger in decades Allison Miller, a longtime assistant public defender, filed to run as a Democrat in the November 2022 special election. The last time voters had a choice for state attorney was in 1992. Â Â Pinellas-Pasco assistant public defender Allison Miller announced Thursday her run for state attorney. Miller is running as a Democrat for an office that was led by the late Bernie McCabe for almost 30 years. After McCabe's death in January, his long-time chief assistant, Bruce Bartlett, took over the job. [ DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times ] Updated Just now Pinellas and Pasco county voters will have a choice for state attorney for the first time in 30 years.