Alvin Michael Greene (born August 30, 1977) was the Democratic Party's nominee in the 2010 United States Senate election in South Carolina. He was defeated by incumbent Republican Sen. Jim DeMint by a margin of 61.46% to 27.65%, with the remaining votes going to third-party and write-in candidates.[2] He was the first African-American to be nominated for U.S. Senate by a major party in South Carolina.[3][4] In the general election, Greene faced DeMint, Green Party candidate Tom Clements and write-in candidates Nathalie Dupree[5] and Mazie Ferguson.[6] Greene won the Democratic primary race against candidate Vic Rawl[7] on June 8, 2010, with 59% of the vote, despite very limited campaigning and campaign spending, and having no website and no yard signs.[8] The executive committee of the South Carolina Democratic Party voted 55 to 10 to reject Rawl's request for a new Senate primary after questions were raised about Greene's surprise victory.[9][10] Greene graduated from the University of South Carolina in 2000 with a degree in political science.[11] He is a United States military veteran who served in the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force before receiving an involuntary honorable discharge in 2009. He is currently unemployed and lives with and cares for his father[12] in Manning.[13] On August 13, 2010, it was announced that he had been indicted on criminal charges of showing pornographic pictures to an 18-year old female college student.[14][15]
Greene is reported to be considering a run for President of the United States in 2012.[16][17]
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Quick, guess -- what race is this guy?