Todd Akin (R)
About The Candidate
- Office Sought: Representative, Missouri (2)
- Birth Date: July 5, 1947
- Occupation: Engineer
- Religion: Christian
- Web site: http://www.house.gov/akin
Education
- Covenant Theological Seminary, MDiv
- Worchester Polytechnic Institute, BS
Todd Akin was born in New York City and still lives in his boyhood home of Town and Country, Mo. After earning an engineering degree from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, he served as an officer in the Army Corps of Engineers and received an honorable discharge. He also marketed large computer systems for IBM and later served in corporate management at Laclede Steel Company.
He taught international marketing at the undergraduate level and has lectured on early U.S. history and government.
He was elected to the Missouri House in 1988 and served there until election to the U.S. House in 2000.
He and his wife, Lulli, have six children.
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