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Scott Lee Cohen, the Chicago pawnbroker and onetime Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor, submitted a letter Friday to state Democratic Party officials withdrawing his candidacy.

The letter, given to a representative for state party chairman and House Speaker Michael Madigan, will be handed over to the Illinois State Board of Elections when state offices open Tuesday following the Presidents Day holiday, a Cohen spokesman said.

“We didn’t want this to continue through the weekend,” said Cohen’s spokesman, Baxter Swilley. “We gave it to the state party, and they will file it. We consider the matter closed.”

Swilley declined to provide a copy of the letter until it was accepted by elections officials. He said the one-page letter simply states Cohen is relinquishing all rights to the nomination.

posted by Rich Miller
Friday, Feb 12, 10 @ 11:21 pm

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