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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 received his undergraduate degree from [[Louisiana State University]] and played on The Tigers [[football]] team. He obtained his medical degree from the LSU Health Science Center in [[New Orleans]] and did his residency at Scott and White Hospital in Temple, [[Texas]].<ref name=aboutcraig/>

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 received his undergraduate degree from [[Louisiana State University]] and played on The Tigers [[football]] team. He obtained his medical degree from the LSU Health Science Center in [[New Orleans]] and did his residency at Scott and White Hospital in Temple, [[Texas]].<ref name=aboutcraig/>

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 2010, Dr. Greene organized a relief effort in [[Columbia]], [[Nepal]], and [[Haiti]] which dispatched twelve medical teams to these areas to assist victims of an [[earthquake]]. In 2016, he took his daughter on a medical mission trip to [[Honduras]].<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 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> 

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>