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We cherish many fond memories from him driving the tractor at our annual hayride, to his riveting delivery of the freedom story at 4th of July parties dressed in the full uniform of a colonial minuteman. House for 12 years. He announced in May that he would step down from his post to wage a challenge against Sen. The congressman came under fire during that campaign when asked by a St. Louis television station if he supported access to abortion for women who are raped.

Akin ultimately lost his bid for Senate after refusing to withdraw from the race, despite pleas from the state party to do so. In that book, the former congressman also called news organizations bullies, and said top Republicans turned their backs on him and allowed McCaskill to win reelection, the AP reported. McCaskill in a tweet on Monday described Akin as a "nice man" who was "authentic to his beliefs.

I just learned that Todd Akin has died. He was a nice man,and although we had major disagreements about just about everything, he was authentic to his beliefs. Senate and became a cautionary tale for other GOP candidates, has died. He was Akin had cancer for several years, his son Perry said in a statement. He died late Sunday at his home in Wildwood, a St.

Louis suburb. We cherish many fond memories from him driving the tractor at our annual hayride, to his riveting delivery of the freedom story at 4th of July parties dressed in the full uniform of a colonial minuteman. Akin represented a Republican-leaning eastern Missouri district that included St.

Louis-area suburbs for 12 years, giving up a safe seat to run for the U. Senate in Akin, a strong abortion opponent, was asked during an interview by a St. Louis television station whether he supported allowing abortions for women who have been raped. His comments sparked an outcry. The Republican presidential candidate, Mitt Romney, immediately rebuked Akin and said his campaign would allow abortions in such cases. Senate bid until the end, making him a symbol of how Republicans could fumble away races they had a good chance of winning with a candidate deemed too far to the right.

Claire McCaskill, only to seriously hurt Republicans' chances of recapturing a Senate majority less than two weeks later. Akin, a strong abortion opponent, was asked during an interview by a St.

Louis television station whether he supported allowing abortions for women who have been raped. His comments sparked an outcry. The Republican presidential candidate, Mitt Romney , immediately rebuked Akin and said his campaign would allow abortions in such cases. Criticism of Akin's remarks clouded his U.

Senate bid until the end, making him a symbol of how Republicans could fumble away races they had a good chance of winning with a candidate deemed too far to the right.

Akin faced pressure from the national GOP to withdraw and allow the state party to pick a replacement. Yet other Republican officials and officeholders across the U. Akin never ran for office again, though early in , he briefly fueled speculation about a primary challenge to GOP U. Louis area. He received a bachelor's degree in engineering and management from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts in , served in the U.

Army and worked for IBM. He worked in corporate management at the St.