37 Facts About Alvin Greene

Alvin Michael Greene was born on August 30,1977 and is an American political candidate from the state of South Carolina.

Alvin Greene was the Democratic Party's nominee in the 2010 United States Senate election in South Carolina, and was defeated by incumbent Republican Sen.

Alvin Greene is notable for the suspicions among members of his own party regarding the legitimacy of his 2010 primary victory, for his "strange, well-documented behavior on the campaign trail," for the intense media attention he received, and for pursuing his 2010 Senate bid despite having been indicted.

Alvin Greene ran for the state legislature in a February 2011 special election, receiving 37 votes.

Alvin Greene received a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of South Carolina in 2000.

Alvin Greene served as a unit supply specialist in the US Army from February 2007 to August 2009.

Alvin Greene previously served in the South Carolina Air National Guard from 1995 to 2002, on active duty with the US Air Force as an intelligence specialist from July 2002 to September 2005 and with the Army National Guard for seven months prior to joining the Army.

The evaluations stated that Alvin Greene was an ineffective leader who was disorganized, made costly errors, and could not clearly express his thoughts.

Alvin Greene received an honorable but involuntary discharge from the Army in 2009 after a 13-year career.

Alvin Greene said that he originally got the idea to run for office in 2008 when he was stationed in Korea.

At the time of his Senate campaign, Alvin Greene was unemployed and living with and caring for his father in Manning, South Carolina.

Alvin Greene won the primary despite very limited campaigning and campaign spending and despite having no website and no yard signs.

Alvin Greene did not attend the state Democratic party convention, did not file legally required forms with the Secretary of the Senate or Federal Election Commission, and attempted to pay his $10,440 filing fee with a personal check, rather than a check from a campaign account.

Some, including House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, speculated that Alvin Greene was a Republican plant and called for an investigation into the primary.

Alvin Greene denied the assertion that he was a Republican plant.

Alvin Greene claimed that he paid the filing fee by saving two years of his service pay.

Alvin Greene neither attended nor sent a representative to the hearing.

On July 9,2010, Alvin Greene was cleared of wrongdoing after a state criminal probe determined Alvin Greene had indeed paid the filing fee from his own personal funds.

At multiple points during the campaign, the South Carolina Democratic Party called for Alvin Greene to withdraw his candidacy.

Alvin Greene has been called an enigmatic figure in American politics.

Alvin Greene is known for his "strange, well-documented behavior on the campaign trail".

In late July 2010, a hip hop-based viral video entitled "Alvin Greene is on the scene" became a hit on YouTube and other internet sites, garnering thousands of views an hour.

Alvin Greene has since denied that he played any role in the production of the video.

Alvin Greene was the first African-American to be nominated for the US Senate by a major party in South Carolina.

The day after the primary election, the media reported that Alvin Greene was facing felony obscenity charges stemming from a November 2009 arrest for allegedly showing a pornographic picture on an Internet site to an 18-year-old female University of South Carolina student in a computer lab and allegedly saying, "Let's go to your room".

Alvin Greene hired South Carolina attorney Suzanne Coe as his campaign manager.

Coe said she offered to assist Alvin Greene after being struck by his honesty and selfless motivation.

On December 24,2010, Alvin Greene filed as a candidate in the Democratic primary special election for the South Carolina House of Representatives seat left vacant by the death of Representative Cathy Harvin.

The primary was held on February 15,2011; Alvin Greene received 37 votes.

Alvin Greene cited the example of mismanagement at the Pentagon as proof that greater accountability in government is needed.

Alvin Greene advocated free universal health care, saying that the United States should model its system on Austria, Britain, or Canada.

Alvin Greene supported the idea that the severity of penalty for a misdeed or wrongdoing should be reasonable and proportionate to the severity of the infraction.

In June 2010, the media reported that Alvin Greene was facing felony obscenity charges stemming from an incident that had occurred the previous fall at the University of South Carolina.

Alvin Greene has asserted that he was joking when he spoke to McCoy, and that he believed she owed him an apology for pressing charges.

On June 6,2011, Alvin Greene accepted the Richland County prosecutor's offer to enter a pretrial diversion program which would expunge his record of both charges after he completed a year-long course of counseling and community service.

The paramedics checked on Alvin Greene, who was then taken into custody.

Alvin Greene noted in a 2018 interview that he was supportive of President Donald Trump.