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Former Pinellas commissioner waits to see if his “unhiring” lawsuit against county can continue

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Before Norm Roche was elected to the Pinellas commission in 2010, he had spent a decade as a county employee. So when he lost his bid for re-election to former state Rep. Ed Hooper in the Republican primary, he figured he could go back to work for the county. He figured wrong. Roche said he was turned down for 26 county positions. On his 27th attempt, he was successful. He was hired April 28, 2015, as a customer service specialist. He passed…

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