W. Todd Akin

A Representative from Missouri. Born in New York, N. Y. , July 5, 1947. B. S. , Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Mass. , 1971. M. Div. , Covenant Seminary, St. Louis, Mo. , 1984. United States Army, 1971-1980. Member of the Missouri state house of representatives, 1988-2001. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Seventh and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2001-January 3, 2013). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress in 2012, but was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate. Died on October 3, 2021, in Wildwood, Mo.