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Todd Akin
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Missouri's 2nd district
Assumed office
January 3, 2001
Preceded byJim Talent
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
from the 86th district
In office
1993–2001
Preceded byJohn Hancock
Succeeded byJane Cunningham
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
from the 85th district
In office
1989–1993
Preceded byFranc Flotron
Succeeded byChris Liese
Personal details
Born
William Todd Akin

(1947-07-05) July 5, 1947 (age 77)
New York City, New York
Political partyRepublican
SpouseLulli Akin
Children6
ResidenceWildwood, Missouri
Alma materWorcester Polytechnic Institute, B.S.
Covenant Theological Seminary, M.A.
OccupationEngineer, plant manager
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Army; Army Reserves
Years of service1972-1980
UnitEngineers

William Todd Akin (born July 5, 1947) is the U.S. Representative for Missouri's 2nd congressional district, serving since 2001. He is a member of the Republican Party. Akin won the 2012 Republican primary for the U.S. Senate seat in a crowded field. He will challenge Democratic incumbent Claire McCaskill in the general election.

In describing his pro-life position in August 2012, Akin expressed a controversial opinion that women who are victims of what he called "legitimate rape" rarely get pregnant. The comment led to widespread calls for him to withdraw from the Senate race, as well as support from pro-life advocates. Akin responded that he "misspoke" and stated that he would continue his campaign.

Early life, education, and business career

Akin was born in New York City, New York and raised in the St. Louis, Missouri area. He is the son of Nancy Perry (née Bigelow) and Paul B. Akin.[1][2] Akin's father is a third-generation graduate of Harvard University who served as an officer in the Navy during World War II,[1][2] and who later succeeded his own father, William Akin, as president of the Laclede Steel Corporation of St. Louis[3]

Todd Akin graduated from the John Burroughs School, a private prep school in suburban St. Louis,[2] and went on to attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Massachusetts, earning a B.S. degree in engineering in 1971.[4]

Following his college graduation, he served as an officer in the U.S. Army with the Army Combat Engineers, then served in the Army Reserve until 1980.[4][5] After his discharge from active duty, Akin worked as a salesman for IBM marketing large computer systems, and later went to work in management in the family steel business.[4]

He earned a Master of Divinity degree in 1984 from Covenant Theological Seminary where he studied Greek, Hebrew and a socially conservative interpretation of the Christian scriptures.[6] Instead of working in a church, he decided to make public service his ministry.[6]

Missouri House of Representatives

Elections

Akin was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in November 1988, running unopposed to represent District 85 which included Town and Country and much of West County.[7] He won re-election in 1990 with 59% of the vote.[8] Due to re-districting, Akin represented District 86 from 1993 through 2000, never winning less than 66% of the vote.[9][10][11][12]

Tenure

During his 12 years in the state house, Akin advocated for homeschool rights.[13] He voted for carrying concealed weapons, voted against the parks and soils sales tax, voted against the 1993 tax increase and education spending increase.[14] Akin sponsored legislation to prohibit casino companies from contributing to Missouri state lawmakers.[15] In 1995, he fought Democratic Governor Mel Carnahan over a bill providing state-funding for school nurses. Ultimately, the governor refused to sign the funding bill due to Akin's amendment which would have prohibited nurses from telling students about sources for information about abortion.[16]

Committee assignments

He was a member of the House Ways and Means Committee.[17]

U.S. House of Representatives

Akin has represented Missouri's 2nd congressional district since January 2001. The district includes western suburbs of St. Louis in St. Louis County and northwestern exurbs in St. Charles County.

Elections

In 2000, Akin ran in the Republican primary election to fill the seat vacated by U.S. Representative Jim Talent who was running for governor. Light voter turnout caused by heavy rains helped Akin win the tight, five-way primary by just 56 votes; he defeated two better-known candidates, former St. Louis County Executive Gene McNary and State Senator Franc Flotron.[2][18][19] On the night he won the primary, Akin said, "My base will show up in earthquakes."[13] He defeated Democratic State Senator Ted House in the general election, winning 55 percent of the vote.[20] He never faced another contest even that close, and was reelected five times. In 2010, Akin won re-election with 67.9% of the vote.[21] He had been challenged for the seat by Democratic nominee Arthur Lieber, Libertarian nominee Steve Mosbacher, and write-in candidate Patrick M. Cannon.

Tenure

Akin earned a 96% rating from the American Conservative Union in 2008, and 100% in 2007.[22]

Social issues

He is an outspoken opponent of abortion in all cases, including health reasons or in cases of rape or incest and opposes embryonic stem cell research. He is a supporter of the right to keep and bear arms and has an A rating from the National Rifle Association.[23] Akin is a staunch advocate of a federal prohibition of online poker. In 2006, he co-sponsored H.R. 4411, the Goodlatte-Leach Internet Gambling Prohibition Act,[24] and H.R. 4777, the Internet Gambling Prohibition Act.[25]

Akin also authored the Protect the Pledge (of Allegiance) Act.[19] In late June 2011, Akin objected to NBC's recent removal of the words "under God" from a video clip of school children reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. After remarking that "NBC has a long record of being very liberal," Akin said,"at the heart of liberalism really is a hatred for God and a belief that government should replace God".[26] Two days later, Akin said he did not mean all liberals hate God, only that liberals have "a hatred for public references for God." The next day, he apologized, saying his statement had been "directed at the political movement, Liberalism, not at any specific individual".[27]

Fiscal issues

In his early years in Congress, Akin brought back earmarks to his district, voted to raise the debt ceiling, voted for off-balance-sheet wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and voted to create the unfunded Medicare prescription drug benefit.[19] More recently, he has opposed increases in taxation and spending. He voted in 2007 against an expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), objecting to its potential coverage of children in families making up to $62,000 a year, and stating that proof of U.S. citizenship was not required. He also said the bill would "weaken the private health care system" and lead the country "further down the slippery slope to socialized medicine."[28] He has voted against federally funded school breakfasts and lunches, and called student loans "a stage-three cancer of socialism".[19] He has also voted against increasing the minimum wage.[19] He was a vocal critic of the September 2008 bank bailout, and voted against it.[29] He voted no on the Affordable Health Care Act in March 2010,[30] and yes on Paul Ryan's fiscal year 2012 budget, which would restructure Medicare.[31]

Military issues

Akin has spent significant time working on military and veterans issues. On the House Armed Services Committee he currently serves as the Chairman of the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, which handles all Navy and Air Force issues. In the past, he has served as Ranking Republican on the Seapower Subcommittee and the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee. Akin has also introduced a number of veterans-related bills, most notably the Open Burn Pit Registry Act, which creates a registry for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans who were exposed to burn pits. He opposed repeal of the Dover Policy which reversed the ban on media coverage of caskets of troops returning home from overseas citing privacy and decorum issues.[32]

Committee assignments

Caucus memberships

2012 U.S. Senate election

Main article: United States Senate election in Missouri, 2012

In mid-May 2011, Akin announced he would seek the Republican nomination in 2012 to unseat Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill.[33] Other candidates in the August 2012 Republican primary included businessman John Brunner,[34] author and business executive Mark Memoly,[35] and former Missouri Treasurer Sarah Steelman.[36] Despite losing some momentum and in a crowded field, Akin won the Republican nomination in the August 7 primary, 36% to 30% for his nearest challenger.[37] In August 2012, National Journal named Akin one of "Ten Republicans to follow on Twitter".[38]

Home of record

In May 2011, questions were raised about Akin's official address for voting. According to the Associated Press and St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Akin has lived in Wildwood, in far western St. Louis County, since at least 2009, and perhaps as early as 2007, when he and his wife purchased a home there. However, he has continued to list his official residence as Town and Country, and signed a polling place logbook attesting to his living there in April 2011. According to the Missouri Secretary of State's office, anyone knowingly giving false information to election workers is guilty of a felony violation of state election laws.[39][40]

Controversial comments on rape and pregnancy

Main article: Todd Akin 'legitimate rape' and pregnancy comment controversy
See also: Pregnancy from rape

In an August 19, 2012 interview aired on St. Louis television station KTVI-TV, Akin was asked his views on whether women who became pregnant due to rape should have the option of abortion. He replied:

Well you know, people always want to try to make that as one of those things, well how do you, how do you slice this particularly tough sort of ethical question. First of all, from what I understand from doctors, that’s really rare. If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down. But let’s assume that maybe that didn’t work or something. I think there should be some punishment, but the punishment ought to be on the rapist and not attacking the child.[41]

The comment was widely criticized as false. Medical experts say there is no evidence to support the assertion that women are less likely to get pregnant from rape compared with consensual sex.[42][43][44][45] A three-year study of 4008 adult American women from 1996 that found rape-related pregnancy occurred with "significant frequency" was cited as evidence against Akin's claim.[46][47]

Political analysts believe that the comments have the potential to swing the 2012 United States Senate election in Missouri.[48][49] His opponent in the 2012 Senate race, Claire McCaskill, told MSNBC, "For most Missourians I hope this is one of those gut check moments when they realize this is not somebody we want speaking for us and for our values on the floor of the United States Senate."[50] Numerous commentators stated that Akin's comments sparked a renewed focus on the so-called Republican "War on Women".[51][52][53][54] The Washington Post reported a "stampede" of Republicans dissociating from Akin as part of damage limitation, with NRSC chairman John Cornyn saying the GOP would no longer provide him Senate election funding and describing Akin as "endangering Republicans’ hopes of retaking the majority in the Senate".[55] A campaign spokesman for Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan said both disagreed with Akin's position and would not oppose abortion in instances of rape. Akin said, "In reviewing my off-the-cuff remarks, it's clear that I misspoke in this interview and it does not reflect the deep empathy I hold for the thousands of women who are raped and abused every year."[56] Several commentators criticized this defense, suggesting the comment was a reflection of personal belief and that he only rescinded the comment for political expediency. These commentators noted past actions and statements from Akin that were seen as consistent with his comment, and suggested it was evidence of scientific ignorance and a lack of trust in women.[57][58][59]

Akin has been defended by some social conservative organizations and notable Republicans, including the Family Research Council and Mike Huckabee.[60] A spokesman for the Council said that "We feel this is a case of gotcha politics... We know who Todd Akin is. We've worked with him up on the hill. He's a defender of life."[61] Akin's remarks were also defended by the evangelical Christian activist Kirk Cameron.[62] A representative of the American Family Association cited a 1999 article by Doctor John C. Willke to argue Akin "was exactly right".[63] Pro-life theologian Pia de Solenni called Akin's remarks "idiotic", but also claimed that there is "no solid data" on the question of whether rape inhibits pregnancy, and opined that it was not a "far stretch [from effects of long-term stress on fertility] to wonder if women who are raped might have a lesser rate of pregnancy resulting from the rape".[64] Robert Fleischmann, director of pro-life group Christian Life Resources, similarly argued that Akin's point was plausible but lacked data ("I have yet to see a study that demonstrates some sort of contraceptive effect from a rape. I do believe, however, it is not an unwarranted conclusion." and "Statistically speaking, it appears something happens in a rape, either with the victim or with the perpetrator, that reduces the incidence of pregnancy.").[65] In response to Republican demands that he resigns, Personhood USA spokeswoman Jennifer Mason said that Akin's position "is an integral part of the Republican Party platform, the same position that was held by President Ronald Reagan" and that "[we] are left with Reagan Republicans, who agree with the Republican Party platform on abortion, and Romney Republicans, a fringe group of liberals who compromise on human life."[66][67] Mike Huckabee supported Akin by soliciting donations for his Senate campaign, in which he accused the "Republican establishment" of a "carefully orchestrated and systematic attack."[60][68]

In response, some Democrats began calling a platform provision at the 2012 Republican National Convention which calls for a “human life amendment” to the Constitution banning abortion without an exception for rape or incest, the "Akin Plank".[69][70][71] The wording of the amendment is the same wording that the party approved in 2004 and 2008.

Personal life

Akin married Lulli Boe, a graduate of Hollins University, in June 1975.[72][73] The couple has six children. Lulli became a home schooling activist and all of the children were home-schooled.[2][6][19] Three sons attended the Naval Academy and became officers in the Marines.[19] One of his sons served in the assault on Fallujah, Iraq.[32]

Akin enjoys playing guitar and singing gospel songs, and over the years, has dressed in Revolutionary War attire for Fourth of July celebrations.[6]

Akin and his wife resided for many years in the Town and Country, Missouri home that he grew up in and that his father owned. When his father sought to subdivide the 8.5 acre property a few years ago, Akin moved to a house in Wildwood.[13]

Electoral history

Year Office Republican Democratic Libertarian Ref
Candidate Votes % Candidate Votes % Candidate Votes %
1988 Missouri House, Dist. 85 Todd Akin 14,538 100% None 0 0 None 0 0 [7]
1990 Missouri House, Dist. 85 Todd Akin 6,815 59% Chris Liese 4,656 41% None 0 0 [8]
1992 Missouri House, Dist. 86 Todd Akin 14,809 100% None 0 0 None 0 0 [9]
1994 Missouri House, Dist. 86 Todd Akin 9,157 70% Leonard Hyman 4,015 30% None 0 0 [10]
1996 Missouri House Dist. 86 Todd Akin 10,791 67% Leonard Hyman 5,210 33% None 0 0 [11]
1998 Missouri House Dist. 86 Todd Akin 8,026 66% Leonard Hyman 4,137 34% None 0 0 [12]
2000 U.S. House, Missouri 2nd Dist. Todd Akin 164,926 55% Tedd House 126,441 42% James Higgins 2,524 1 % [74]
2002 U.S. House, Missouri 2nd Dist. Todd Akin 167,057 67% John Hogan 77,223 31% Darla Maloney 4,548 2 % [75]
2004 U.S. House, Missouri 2nd Dist. Todd Akin 228,725 65% George Weber 115,366 33% Darla Maloney 4,822 1% [76]
2006 U.S. House, Missouri 2nd Dist. Todd Akin 176,452 61% George Weber 105,242 37% Tamara Millay 5,923 2% [77]
2008 U.S. House, Missouri 2nd Dist. Todd Akin 232,076 62% William Haas 132,068 35% Thomas Knapp 8,628 2% [78]
2010 U.S. House, Missouri 2nd Dist. Todd Akin 180,481 68% Arthur Lieber 77,467 29% Steve Mosbacher 7,677 3 % [79][80]

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