Republican Missouri congressman and U.S. Senate candidate Todd Akin will be the keynote speaker at the 2012 John C. Ryan Picnic, set for Thursday at Liberty Park.
The picnic, named for the late Missouri state Sen. John C. Ryan, is free and open to the public. The annual summer get-together has been held in his honor following his death in a car accident in the 1980s. Akin, a former state representative who is currently the 2nd Congressional District, will face fellow Republicans John Brunner, Sarah Steelman and Mark Memoly in the August primary. The winner will face incumbent Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill in November.
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