Todd Akin

Ex-Rep. Akin Doubled Staff Salaries After Defeat

The Associated Press — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:21:17 +0000

Former Missouri Congressman Todd Akin roughly doubled his office payroll after losing a campaign for U.S. Senate.

Salary figures available through the online tracking site Legistorm.com show Akin paid his 14-person staff nearly $400,000 in the final quarter of 2012. That's twice as much as the $200,000 quarterly payroll that Akin averaged through the rest of the year.

Politically Speaking: Prop P, MOSIRA, and McCaskill's Book

Chris McDaniel — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 20:13:20 +0000

Every week, St. Louis Public Radio’s Chris McDaniel joins the St. Louis Beacon’s Jo Mannies and Jason Rosenbaum to talk about the week’s politics.

‘Akin’s Name Was All Over The World’ – 2012 Politics Reviewed

Alex Heuer, Mary Edwards and Don Marsh — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 22:16:27 +0000

According to a survey of Associated Press newspaper editors and broadcast news directors in Missouri, the top news story in the state was Republican Representative Todd Akin’s controversial and unscientific remarks about “legitimate rape.”

This Week's Politically Speaking Podcast

Chris McDaniel — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 20:38:41 +0000

St. Louis Public Radio's Chris McDaniel joins the St. Louis Beacon's Jo Mannies and Jason Rosenbaum to talk about the week's politics.

Akin Owes Nearly $270K From Failed Mo. Senate Bid

The Associated Press — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 21:13:28 +0000

Republican Missouri congressman Todd Akin owes almost $270,000 after his unsuccessful challenge of Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill.

A federal finance report available online Thursday shows Akin's committee spent about $6 million on his Senate campaign - less than a third of the $19.3 million spent by McCaskill.

Akin reported $268,830 of debt as of Nov. 26. McCaskill previously reported that she had $238,010 of debt as of that date. But it's often easer for winners than losers to raise money to pay off their campaign debts.