U.S. House, Missouri District 2
Congressional Quarterly Risk Rating: Safe Republican
Democratic Candidate
George Weber
Occupation
Former real estate broker; Former state corrections officer
Former real estate broker; Former state corrections officer
Education
Attended, Engineering, University of Missouri
Attended, Engineering, University of Missouri
Born
Eureka, MO, United States
Eureka, MO, United States
Residence
Eureka, MO
Eureka, MO
Republican Candidate
Todd Akin (Incumbent)
Occupation
Engineer
Engineer
Education
MDiv, Divinity, Covenant Theological Seminary; BS, Engineering, Worchester Polytechnic Institute
MDiv, Divinity, Covenant Theological Seminary; BS, Engineering, Worchester Polytechnic Institute
Elected
2000
2000
Born
New York City, NY, United States
New York City, NY, United States
Residence
St. Louis, MO
St. Louis, MO
Religion
Christian
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Missouri District 2
Demographic Data (2000 Census)
- Population: 621,690
- Male: 48.8%
- Female: 51.2%
- Median Age: 36.6
- 18 Years and Over: 72.7%
- 65 Years and Over: 11.3%
- Employed: 68.4%
- Median Household Income: $61,416
- Families Below Poverty Level: 2.5%
- Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 38.3%
- (of those over 25)
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