Charlotte Observer / Tribune News Service via Getty I Alvin Greene, an unemployed military veteran who ran for Senate in 2010, has passed away. Greene died on March 3 in Manning, South Carolina. His family said he died after suffering from pneumonia, according to Manning Live . Greene made it through the primaries in 2010, despite not having a formal campaign, a website, a computer or any staff. Greene also did not make a speech and did not own a cellphone. He used $10,440 of his own savings to pay the candidate filing fee and defeated former state lawmaker Vic Rawl, an established politician, in the Democratic primary. His success saw Greene become the subject of national media attention. He told The Manning Times in 2010 that he was inspired to run for office while stationed in Korea. “I was watching the country decline,” Greene said at the time. “I wanted to make it better.” He campaigned on jobs, education and justice. He became South Carolina’s first Black major-party nominee for Senate. Greene ultimately lost the Senate race to U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint, a Republican. Despite his loss, his campaign inspired the documentary Who is Alvin Greene? He is survived by his brother, James along with extended family members and friends. Read it at The New York Times Read more at The Daily Beast.