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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> 

In the special election held on October 14, 2017, to choose a successor to PSC member Scott Angelle, who joined the [[Donald Trump]] administration,. Greene, a first-time candidate, won the race outright. He defeated two former state legislators who ran against each other in 2011. Damon J. Baldone, another Democrat-turned-Republican]], was the interim commissioner who had served since June 2017 under appointment from Governor John Bel Edwards. Baldone finished second to Greene; in third place was the former one-term [[conservative]] Republican state representative, [[Lenar Whitney]], who had unseated Baldone in the 2011 legislative race, only to lose herself in 2015. Greene received exactly 43,000 votes (55 percent) to Baldone's 19,058 (24 percent), and Whitney's  16,207 (21 percent). The race brought only 12.5 percent of registered votes to the polls.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Graphical|title=Election Results|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=October 15, 2017}}</ref>

In the special election held on October 14, 2017, to choose a successor to PSC member Scott Angelle, who joined the [[Donald Trump]] administration,. Greene, a first-time candidate, won the race outright. He defeated two former state legislators who ran against each other in 2011. Damon J. Baldone, another Democrat-turned-Republican, was the interim commissioner who had served since June 2017 under appointment from Governor John Bel Edwards. Baldone finished second to Greene; in third place was the former one-term [[conservative]] Republican state representative, [[Lenar Whitney]], who had unseated Baldone in the 2011 legislative race, only to lose herself in 2015. Greene received exactly 43,000 votes (55 percent) to Baldone's 19,058 (24 percent), and Whitney's  16,207 (21 percent). The race brought only 12.5 percent of registered votes to the polls.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Graphical|title=Election Results|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=October 15, 2017}}</ref>

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