Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) has called upon Scott Lee Cohen, the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor in his home state of Illinois, to withdraw from the race.
Cohen has faced controversy since he narrowly won a six-way primary on Tuesday, over allegations involving alleged attempted sexual assault of his then-wife, past domestic violence against a girlfriend, steroid use, and being behind on child support payments. Cohen has admitted to steroid use. State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, who is now the party’s nominee for U.S. Senate, has already called for Cohen to drop out.
“He really should spare himself, and his friends and family what he’s about to go through,” Durbin said in an interview with WBBM-AM radio, the local CBS affiliate. “I’m afraid the disclosures so far really disqualify him.”
