Danny "Dan" Lee Burton (born June 21, 1938) is an American politician. He is a member of the United States House of Representatives for Indiana's 5th congressional district, which includes most of the northern suburbs of Indianapolis as well as the southern fringe of the Fort Wayne area. A Republican, his first term in the United States Congress began in January 1983. He was elected to his fourteenth term in November 2008.
Burton's district inclu...
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Danny "Dan" Lee Burton (born June 21, 1938) is an American politician. He is a member of the United States House of Representatives for Indiana's 5th congressional district, which includes most of the northern suburbs of Indianapolis as well as the southern fringe of the Fort Wayne area. A Republican, his first term in the United States Congress began in January 1983. He was elected to his fourteenth term in November 2008.
Burton's district includes Tipton, Grant, Miami, Wabash, Huntington, Hamilton, and Hancock counties, and parts of Marion, Shelby, Howard and Johnson counties.
Burton was born in Indianapolis. 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...
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