Politics | Alvin Greene Alvin Greene Running for Office Again But this time for South Carolina rep By Kevin Spak Posted Dec 28, 2010 8:54 AM CST Copied South Carolina's Democratic candidate for Senate Alvin Greene fields questions from the media at the Matrix Center Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010, in Manning, S.C. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain) Everyone’s favorite mumbling unemployed Senate candidate is jumping back in the political arena, this time running for the more attainable post of South Carolina state representative. Alvin Greene has signed up to run in the special election for state Rep. Cathy Harvin’s seat, paying his $165 entry fee just minutes after registration opened on Christmas Eve, the Hill reports. The primary will be held Feb. 15, leading to an April 5 general. Greene was last seen losing his race against Jim DeMint by more than 30 points. Read These Next Iran's new leader issued a defiant first statement. Country star cancels rest of his tour: 'I am mentally unwell.' One critical island in Iran has remained unscathed in airstrikes. Report finds uninjured cop took an ambulance as a dying man waited. Report an error