By AP
Springfield, IL – The Democratic nominee for Illinois lieutenant governor has dropped out of the race less than a week after winning the nomination amid a political uproar about his past. Scott Lee Cohen announced his decision Sunday night. The pawn broker and owner of a cleaning supplies company won the nomination Tuesday. Since then, it has come out that he was accused of abusing his ex-wife and holding a knife to the throat of an ex-girlfriend. The girlfriend had been charged with prostitution. Cohen also admits using steroids in the past. Democratic Governor Pat Quinn, who would have been paired with Cohen on the November ticket, U.S. Representative Danny Davis and Senator Dick Durbin all had urged Cohen to leave the race.