Congressman Dan Burton

Dan Burton is currently serving his thirteenth term as a United States Representative from Indiana 's Fifth Congressional District. His first term in Congress began in January of 1983. The Fifth District lies in the heart of central Indiana and includes all of Tipton, Grant, Miami , Wabash, Huntington , Hamilton , and Hancock Counties , as well as parts of Marion , Shelby , Howard and Johnson Counties .

When Congressman Burton assumed the Chairmanship of the House Committee on Oversight & Government Reform in the 105th Congress, he became the first Hoosier Republican to Chair a full House Committee in more than sixty years. The last was Congressman William Robert Wood, who chaired the Committee on Appropriations during the 71st Congress (1929-1931). Congressman Burton currently serves as Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere . Also, he is a Senior Member on the Government Oversight and Reform Committee and a member of the Veterans' Affairs Committee.

Dan Burton was born on June 21, 1938, in Indianapolis , Indiana . He graduated from Shortridge High School in 1957, and attended Indiana University and the Cincinnati Bible Seminary. Congressman Burton received the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Humanities from Capitol University of Integrative Medicine on December 17, 2000. As a proud veteran of our Armed Forces, Dan served in the U.S. Army and the U.S. Army Reserves (1957-1962). Before his election to Congress, Mr. Burton held office in the Indiana State Senate (1969-70 and 1981-82), as well as in the Indiana House of Representatives (1967-68 and 1977-80). The Burton family resides in Indianapolis , Indiana .