What is Todd Akin?
{{Infobox officeholder | name = Todd Akin | image = Todd Akin with white border (cropped).jpg | state = [[Missouri]] | district = {{ushr|MO|2|2nd}} | term_start = January 3, 2001 | term_end = January 3, 2013 | predecessor = [[Jim Talent]] | successor = [[Ann Wagner]] | state_house1 = Missouri | district1 = 86th | term_start1 = January 3, 1993 | term_end1 = January 3, 2001 | predecessor1 = John Hancock | successor1 = [[Jane Cunningham]] | state_house2 = Missouri | district2 = 85th | term_start2 = January 3, 1989 | term_end2 = January 3, 1993 | predecessor2 = [[Franc Flotron]] | successor2 = Chris Liese | birth_name = William Todd Akin | birth_date = {{birth date|1947|7|5}} | birth_place = [[New York City]], U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2021|10|3|1947|07|05}} | death_place = [[Wildwood, Missouri]], U.S. | party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] | spouse = {{marriage|Lulli Boe|1975}} | children = 6 | education = [[Worcester Polytechnic Institute]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])<br>[[Covenant Theological Seminary]] ([[Master of Divinity|MDiv]]) | allegiance = {{flag|United States}} | branch = {{army|United States}} *[[Missouri Army National Guard]] *[[United States Army Reserve|U.S. Army Reserve]] | serviceyears = 1972–1980 | unit = [[United States Army Corps of Engineers|U.S. Army Corps of Engineers]] }} '''William Todd Akin''' (July 5, 1947 – October 3, 2021) was an American politician and businessman. He was the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] for {{ushr|MO|2}} from 2001 to 2013. He was a member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]. In 1988, he was elected to the [[Missouri House of Representatives]]. He