Dan Burton
| Dan Burton | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 5th district |
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In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Steve Buyer |
| Succeeded by | Susan Brooks |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 6th district |
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In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | David W. Evans |
| Succeeded by | Mike Pence |
| Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee | |
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In office January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | William F. Clinger, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Thomas M. Davis |
| Member of the Indiana Senate | |
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In office 1969–1970 1981–1982 |
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| Member of the Indiana House of Representatives | |
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In office 1967–1968 1977–1980 |
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Danny Lee Burton June 21, 1938 Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Barbara J. Logan Burton (?–2002), Samia Tawil (2006–Present) |
| Residence | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Alma mater | Cincinnati Christian University |
| Occupation | insurance agent, real estate broker |
| Religion | Christian churches and churches of Christ |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1956–1962 |
Danny Lee "Dan" Burton (born June 21, 1938) is an American politician. Burton is the former U.S. Representative for Indiana's 5th congressional district, and previously the 6th district, serving from 1983 until 2013. He is a member of the Republican Party and the Tea Party Caucus.
Burton was born in Indianapolis, the son of Bonnie L. (née Hardesty) and Charles W. Burton. His father, a former policeman, was abusive to his mother, and never held a job for very long. The family moved constantly, living in trailer parks, cabins, and motels. In June 1950, some years after the couple divorced, his mother went to the police and got a restraining order against his father. He responded by kidnapping Burton's mother. Burton and his younger brother and sister were briefly sent to the Marion County Children's Guardian Home. After his mother escaped, Burton's father went to jail for two years. Burton's mother remarried, and Burton and his younger brother and sister had happier teenage years.
Burton worked as a caddy at a local country club in order to make ends meet, where he learned the golf skills that led to his winning a statewide golf championship in high school. He graduated from Shortridge High School in 1957, and attended Indiana University (1958–59) and the Cincinnati Bible Seminary (now known as Cincinnati Christian University) (1959–60). He served in the United States Army from 1956 to 1957, before leaving active duty to return to college but remained in the Army Reserves from 1957 to 1962. After school, Burton became a real estate broker and he founded the Dan Burton Insurance Agency in 1968.
Burton was a member of the Indiana House of Representatives from 1967 to 1968 and again from 1977 to 1980 and the Indiana State Senate from 1969 to 1970 and again from 1981 to 1982.
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