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|office=[[Louisiana Public Service Commission]]er<br>for the 2nd district (East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberia, Iberville, Lafayette, Lafourche, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, St. Martin, St. Mary, Terrebonne, West Baton Rouge, and West Feliciana parishes)

|office=Louisiana Public Service Commissioner<br>for the 2nd district (East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberia, Iberville, Lafayette, Lafourche, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, St. Martin, St. Mary, Terrebonne, West Baton Rouge, and West Feliciana parishes)

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'''Craig Castleman Greene''' (born November 1974)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Home/Home?uid=3999042|title=Craig Greene, November 1974|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=October 16, 2017}}</ref> is an orthopedic surgeon in the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]], [Louisiana]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] member of the five-person Louisiana Public Service Commission, which regulates what utility companies can charge consumers in Louisiana. Greene's District 2 encompasses thirteen parishes from Baton Rouge to [[Lafayette]].

'''Craig Castleman Greene''' (born November 1974)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Home/Home?uid=3999042|title=Craig Greene, November 1974|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=October 16, 2017}}</ref> is an orthopedic surgeon in the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]], [Louisiana]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] member of the five-person Louisiana Public Service Commission, which regulates what utility companies can charge consumers in Louisiana. Greene's District 2 encompasses thirteen parishes from Baton Rouge to [[Lafayette]].

Greene's middle name is the same as his mother's maiden name. He is the second of five sons of Cathy Castleman Greene and Thomas Alan "Tom" Greene (born 1948), a veterinarian and a former [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned-Republican member of the Louisiana State Senate. Tom Greene gave up his Senate seat to run unsuccessfully for governor of Louisiana in 1999 against Republican [[Mike Foster]], who was elected to his second term. Dr. Greene and his brothers were reared in Maringouin, a small town in Iberville Parish near Baton Rouge. Greene is the current chief of orthopedic surgery at the Surgical Specialty Center. He was formerly the chief of surgery at Our Lady Of The Lake Regional Medical Center and a clinical assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at LSU Health Science Center in [[New Orleans.]]. He is also a member of the [[United States Navy]] Reserve.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://klfy.com/2017/10/14/baton-rouge-surgeon-dr-craig-greene-elected-as-public-service-commissioner/|title=Baton Rouge surgeon, Dr. Craig Greene, elected as Public Service Commissioner|author=Dionne Johnson|publisher=KLFY.com|date=Octrober 14, 2017|accessdate=October 15, 2017}}<ref>

Greene's middle name is the same as his mother's maiden name. He is the second of five sons of Cathy Castleman Greene and Thomas Alan "Tom" Greene (born 1948), a veterinarian and a former [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned-Republican member of the Louisiana State Senate. Tom Greene gave up his Senate seat to run unsuccessfully for governor of Louisiana in 1999 against Republican [[Mike Foster]], who was elected to his second term. Dr. Greene and his brothers were reared in Maringouin, a small town in Iberville Parish near Baton Rouge. Greene is the current chief of orthopedic surgery at the Surgical Specialty Center. He was formerly the chief of surgery at Our Lady Of The Lake Regional Medical Center and a clinical assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at LSU Health Science Center in [[New Orleans.]]. He is also a member of the [[United States Navy]] Reserve.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://klfy.com/2017/10/14/baton-rouge-surgeon-dr-craig-greene-elected-as-public-service-commissioner/|title=Baton Rouge surgeon, Dr. Craig Greene, elected as Public Service Commissioner|author=Dionne Johnson|publisher=KLFY.com|date=Octrober 14, 2017|accessdate=October 15, 2017}}</ref>

Considered to be a [[Moderate Republican]], Greene endorsed former Lieutenant Governor Jay Dardenne of Baton Rouge, another Moderate Republican who ran for governor in 2015. When Dardenne was eliminated from further contention after the gubernatorial primary, Greene, like Dardenne, switched backing to the Democrat [[John Bel Edwards]], who defeated then [[U.S. Senator]] [[David Vitter]], a Republican, in a bitter gubernatorial runoff contest. Greene said that he had "personal issues" regarding Vitter but indicated he is open to supporting a Republican for governor in 2019 to run against Edwards. Greene has also had close ties to Donald T. "Boysie" Bollinger, the Lockport shipbuilder who is a long-term donor to Republican candidates and causes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/news/politics/elections/article_6785e112-b148-11e7-9626-671032868d2c.html|title=Dr. Craig Greene wins Public Service Commission race outright|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=October 14, 2017|author=Mark Ballard|accessdate=October 15, 2017}}</ref> 

Considered to be a [[Moderate Republican]], Greene endorsed former Lieutenant Governor Jay Dardenne of Baton Rouge, another Moderate Republican who ran for governor in 2015. When Dardenne was eliminated from further contention after the gubernatorial primary, Greene, like Dardenne, switched backing to the Democrat [[John Bel Edwards]], who defeated then [[U.S. Senator]] [[David Vitter]], a Republican, in a bitter gubernatorial runoff contest. Greene said that he had "personal issues" regarding Vitter but indicated he is open to supporting a Republican for governor in 2019 to run against Edwards. Greene has also had close ties to Donald T. "Boysie" Bollinger, the Lockport shipbuilder who is a long-term donor to Republican candidates and causes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/news/politics/elections/article_6785e112-b148-11e7-9626-671032868d2c.html|title=Dr. Craig Greene wins Public Service Commission race outright|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=October 14, 2017|author=Mark Ballard|accessdate=October 15, 2017}}</ref>