Photos: Former U.S. Rep. Todd Akin dead at 74 In this Aug. 24, 2012, file photo, U.S. Rep. Todd Akin, R-Mo., gives a news conference where he confirmed his plans to remain in Missouri's U.S. Senate race despite a political uproar over remarks he made about rape and pregnancy. Akin died Oct. 3, 2021, at age 74. Here are some photos from his career. (AP Photo/Sid Hastings, File)
Photos: Former U.S. Rep. Todd Akin dead at 74 2003: Rep. Todd Akin, R-Mo., at a Africa Agriculture/Biotechnology/Research Subcommittee hearing on "Plant Biotechnology Research and Development in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities." (Chris Maddaloni/Roll Call/Getty Images)
Photos: Former U.S. Rep. Todd Akin dead at 74 2005: U.S. Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.) and Army Secretary Francis Harvey watch during a demonstration of future combat systems for them, Army Chief of Staff General Peter Schoomaker and the media at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland. (Scott J. Ferrell/Congressional Quarterly/Getty Images)
Photos: Former U.S. Rep. Todd Akin dead at 74 2008: Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.) takes a closer look at the new XM1203 Non-Line-of-Sight Cannon (NLOS-C) on the National Mall on June 11, 2008, in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Photos: Former U.S. Rep. Todd Akin dead at 74 2009: TeenNick Halo Award-honoree Brryan Jackson (left) visits Capitol Hill to meet with U.S. Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.) on December 9, 2009, in Washington, D.C. (Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Nickelodeon)
Photos: Former U.S. Rep. Todd Akin dead at 74 2010: House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces ranking member Todd Akin, R-Mo., during the markup of the panel's portion of the fiscal 2011 defense authorization bill. (Scott J. Ferrell/Congressional Quarterly/Getty Images)
Photos: Former U.S. Rep. Todd Akin dead at 74 2011: U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) talks to U.S. Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.) outside the Republican National Committee headquarters after a House Republican Conference meeting March 1, 2011, in Washington, D.C. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Photos: Former U.S. Rep. Todd Akin dead at 74 2012: In this Aug. 16, 2012, file photo, Rep. Todd Akin, R-Mo., and his wife Lulli, talk with reporters while attending the Governor's Ham Breakfast at the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia, Mo. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner, File)
Photos: Former U.S. Rep. Todd Akin dead at 74 2012: Conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and U.S. Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.) attend a fundraiser for Akin on September 24, 2012, in Kirkwood, Missouri. (Whitney Curtis/Getty Images)
Photos: Former U.S. Rep. Todd Akin dead at 74 2012: In this Nov. 6, 2012, file photo, U.S. Senate candidate, Rep. Todd Akin, R-Mo., and his wife Lulli acknowledge supporters before Akin makes his concession speech to U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., in Chesterfield, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
