Dan Burton
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Danny Lee Burton (born June 21 1938), American politician, is a member of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana's newly configured 5th Congressional district (map (http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/congdist/in05_109.gif)). A Republican, his first term in Congress began in January of 1983.
The 5th District is in central Indiana and includes all of Tipton, Grant, Miami, Wabash, Huntington, Hamilton, and Hancock counties, and parts of Marion, Shelby, Howard and Johnson counties.
Burton was born Indianapolis, was educated at Indiana University and the Cincinnati Bible Seminary and served in the United States Army. Before his election to Congress, Burton was a member of the Indiana State Senate (1969-1970 and 1981-1982), and the Indiana House of Representatives (1967-1968 and 1977-1980).
A senior member of the House International Relations Committee, Burton currently serves as Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, and as Vice-Chairman of the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
Also a member of the Government Reform Committee, Burton served as its Chairman from 1997 to 2002. He is now a member of its Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations and Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources.
Burton is also a member of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
External link
- Official site (http://www.house.gov/burton/)