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From 1993 to 1995, when his father was a senator, Greene was the chief page of the Louisiana State Senate. 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 in Baton Rouge 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 and his wife, the former Kristen Hadley, have four children. They attend the Healing Place Church in Baton Rouge. In 2016, he took his daughter on a medical mission trip to [[Honduras]]. In 2010, Dr. Greemne organized a relief effort in [[Columbia]], [[Nepal]], and [[Haiti]] which dispatched twelve medical teams to these areas to assist victims of an [[earthquake]].<ref name=aboutcraig>{{cite web|url=https://craiggreene.com/meet-craig/|title=Craig Castleman Greene|publisher=craiggreene.com|accessdate=October 15, 2017}}</ref>

From 1993 to 1995, when his father was a senator, Greene was the chief page of the Louisiana State Senate. 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 in Baton Rouge 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 and his wife, the former Kristen Hadley, have four children. They attend the Healing Place Church in Baton Rouge. In 2016, he took his daughter on a medical mission trip to [[Honduras]]. In 2010, Dr. Greemne organized a relief effort in [[Columbia]], [[Nepal]], and [[Haiti]] which dispatched twelve medical teams to these areas to assist victims of an [[earthquake]].<ref name=aboutcraig>{{cite web|url=https://craiggreene.com/meet-craig/|title=Craig Castleman Greene|publisher=craiggreene.com|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 John "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 was 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>

Greene won a full term on the PSC in the November 6, 2018, nonpartisan blanket primary which corresponded with congressional races.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/elections/article_8ad49a60-8a8b-11e8-8c46-2f2cfc5d085d.html|title=Candidates for Louisiana Secretary of State, Congress begin to qualify for fall elections|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=July 18, 2018|author=Mark Ballard}}</ref>

Greene won a full term on the PSC in the November 6, 2018, nonpartisan blanket primary which corresponded with congressional races.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/elections/article_8ad49a60-8a8b-11e8-8c46-2f2cfc5d085d.html|title=Candidates for Louisiana Secretary of State, Congress begin to qualify for fall elections|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=July 18, 2018|author=Mark Ballard}}</ref>

In 2019, Greene confirmed that he is supporting [[U.S. Representative]] [[Ralph Abraham]], one of two Republicans challenging Governor John Bel Edwards for reelection in the October 12 nonpartisan blanket primary. (The other Republican candidate is [[Eddie Rispone]], a Baton Rouge businessman.) Greene said that his backing for Abraham is tied to their being physicians with a strong work ethic.<ref>{{cite web|url=

In 2019, Greene confirmed that he is supporting 5th district [[U.S. Representative]] [[Ralph Abraham]], one of two Republicans challenging Governor John Bel Edwards for reelection in the October 12 nonpartisan blanket primary. (The other Republican candidate is [[Eddie Rispone]], a Baton Rouge businessman.) Greene said that his backing for Abraham is tied to their both being physicians with a strong work ethic.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/2019/06/27/pscs-craig-greene-endorses-abraham-after-backing-edwards-2015/1582784001/|title=Craig Greene endorses Abraham after backing Edwards in 2015|publisher=''Monroe News-Star''|date=June 27, 2019|author=[[Greg Hilburn]]|accesssdate-June 27, 2019}}</ref>

 

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