Running for Senate as a billionaire has its pluses and minuses. Jeff Greene is about to experience both.
Greene is the newest entrant into Florida’s ever-evolving Senate race, having announced his bid hours before the Friday filing deadline — and hours after Gov. Charlie Crist left the Republican Party and re-entered the race as an independent. Greene will now challenge Rep. Kendrick Meek for the Democratic nomination, while Republican Marco Rubio looms as a tentative favorite.
The new candidate is a former Los Angeles billionaire who made his money in real estate and changed his residency to Florida several months ago. Last year he ranked No. 18 on the Los Angeles Business Jounal’s list of Wealthiest Angelenos.
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