sentences:  Three months later, Ryan announced his withdrawal from the race four days after the Chicago Tribune persuaded a California court to release records from Ryan's divorce case, which included allegations that Ryan had pressured his then-wife actress Jeri Ryan to perform sexual acts in public.Six weeks later, the Illinois Republican State Central Committee chose former Diplomat Alan Keyes to replace Ryan as the Republican candidate.The election was the first for the U.S. Senate in which both major party candidates were African American.