ST PETERSBURG, FL- Fox News has confirmed that billionaire real estate developer Jeff Greene will run in the Florida Democratic U.S. Senate race against four-term Congressman Kendrick Meek. Greene’s entrance adds a new layer in an already chaotic 2010 contest–one day after Charlie Crist announced his independent bid for Senate .Greene insiders say he will spend” whatever it takes” of his massive personal fortune to win the Democratic nomination.
Greene is a colorful figure. He made his fortune in the now collapsed mortgage-based finance industry. His best man at his wedding was infamous boxing legend Mike Tyson, and when his friend, Hollywood Madame, Heidi Fleiss got out of prison, Greene put her up in his guest house for a year. Greene is no stranger to elected politics. He ran unsuccessfully for Congress in California, but as a Republican.
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