Dan Burton

Dan Burton
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 5th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2003
Preceded by	Steve Buyer
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 6th district
In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 2003
Preceded by	David W. Evans
Succeeded by	Mike Pence
Personal details
Born	June 21, 1938 (1938-06-21) (age 73) Indianapolis, Indiana
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Samia Tawil
Residence	Indianapolis, Indiana
Alma mater	Cincinnati Christian University
Occupation	insurance agent, real estate broker
Religion	Christian Churches/Churches of Christ
Military service
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1956–1962

Danny "Dan" Lee Burton (born June 21, 1938) is the U.S. Representative for Indiana's 5th congressional district, and previously the 6th district, serving since 1983. He is a member of the Republican Party.

The district includes most of the northern suburbs of Indianapolis as well as the southern fringe of the Fort Wayne area: Tipton, Grant, Miami, Wabash, Huntington, Hamilton, and Hancock counties, and parts of Marion, Shelby, Howard and Johnson counties.

Early life, education, and early career

Burton was born in Indianapolis, the son of Charles and Bonnie (née Hardesty) Burton. His father, a former policeman^[1] was abusive to his mother^[2] 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,^[1] 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.^[3] 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.^[4][5]

Burton worked as a caddy at a local country club in order to make ends meet, where he learned the golf skills that lead to his winning a statewide golf championship in high school.^[1] 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.^[3]

Indiana legislature

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.^[6]

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

Burton first ran for Congress in 1970, losing to Democratic incumbent Andrew Jacobs, Jr. in Indiana's 11th congressional district. Burton ran again in 1972, losing in the Republican primary to William Hudnut.^[3]

After the 1980 census, the Republican-controlled state legislature reconfigured the 6th District into a heavily Republican district focused on the suburbs north of Indianapolis. In 1982, Burton ran for Indiana's 6th congressional district and defeated Democrat George Grabianowski in the general election 65%-35%.^[7] Burton has never won re-election in a general election with less than 62%.^[3] His district was renumbered as the 5th District after the 2000 census.

2008

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, 2008

In 2008, he faced a challenger in the Republican primary, former Marion County Coroner Dr. John McGoff. Burton defeated McGoff 52% to 45% in the closest Republican primary election of his career.^[8]

2010

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, 2010

In the 2010 primary, he faced six challengers in the Republican primary. He won the primary with a plurality of 30%. He defeated State Representative Luke Messer (28%), Dr. John McGoff (19%), State Representative Mike Murphy (9%), Brose McVey (8%), Andy Lyons (4%), and Ann Adcock (3%). Burton only carried a majority in one county (55%): Huntington.^[9][10]

2012

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, 2012

In 2012, Burton again faces a number of challengers in the Republican primary including McGoff, former U.S. Attorney Susan Brooks, former U.S. Congressman David McIntosh, and attorney Jack Lugar. On the Democratic side, State Representative Scott Reske and labor activist Tony Long have entered the race. Redistricting is said to have made the 5th district slightly more Democratic, but still heavily Republican.^[11]

Tenure

Helms–Burton bill

In 1995, Burton authored legislation targeting foreign companies that did business with Cuba. The bill allowed foreign companies to be sued in American courts if, in dealings with the government of Fidel Castro, they acquired assets formerly owned by Americans. In February 1996, Cuba shot down two small Brothers to the Rescue planes piloted by anti-Castro Cuban-Americans. As part of the White House response to crack down on Cuba, President Clinton signed the Helms–Burton Act into law.^[3]

Conservative voting record

Burton is a consistent Conservative vote in the US House. In the 109th Congress, he had a 100% rating from the National Right to Life Committee.^[12] He also has an A rating with the Gun Owners of America.^[13]

Burton has received a number of awards from conservative groups, including a Friend of the Farm Bureau award in 2004 from the American Farm Bureau Federation, a True Blue award in 2006 the Family Research Council, eight Guardian of Small Business Awards from the National Federation of Independent Business and twenty-two Spirit of Enterprise awards from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.^[14]

Government Performance and Results Act

Burton was the primary sponsor for a 1998 effort,^[15] opposed by the Clinton administration,^[16] to require federal government agencies to do more strategic planning, establish more accountability measurements, and do more reporting on their performance. H.R. 2883, the "Government Performance and Results Act Amendments", was not enacted into law.

Exposing the Winter Hill Gang/FBI Corruption

In his role as Chairman of the House Government Oversight Committee, Burton helped expose FBI corruption that led to the wrongful conviction of Joseph Salvati, Peter Limone, Henry Tameleo and Louis Greco for the murder of Edward "Teddy" Deegan. The three year investigation that Burton spearheaded helped exonerate the four, who were eventually awarded $102 million by Boston Federal Judge Nancy Gertner.^[17]

Republican Study Committee

Main article: Republican Study Committee

Burton served as chairman of the Republican Study Committee, a caucus of conservative House Republicans, during the 101st Congress. After Newt Gingrich yanked funding for the group in 1995, Burton joined fellow congressmen John Doolittle of California, Ernest Istook of Oklahoma and Sam Johnson of Texas in refounding it as the Conservative Action Team. The three men shared the chairmanship from 1994 to 1999. In 2001, the CAT regained its original name, the RSC.^[18]

Autism

Main article: Thiomersal controversy

Burton has been an outspoken critic of what he terms the failure of government to determine the cause of an alleged autism epidemic. When his grandson began to show the signs of autism shortly after receiving inoculations, Burton inferred the relationship to be causal: "My only grandson became autistic right before my eyes – shortly after receiving his federally recommended and state-mandated vaccines."^[19]

Burton was instrumental in pressuring the National Institutes of Health to launch a five-year, $30 million study of chelation therapy for cardiovascular disease."^[20]

In an October 25, 2000, letter to the Department of Health and Human Services, acting in his role as Chairman of the House Committee on Government Reform, Burton asked the agency's director to get the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to recall all vaccines containing the preservative Thimerosal. "We all know and accept that mercury is a neurotoxin, and yet the FDA has failed to recall the 50 vaccines that contain Thimerosal," Burton wrote, adding "Every day that mercury-containing vaccines remain on the market is another day HHS is putting 8,000 children at risk."^[21]

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did not agree that vaccines containing mercury caused autism, and the US FDA refused to ban the vaccines. Most manufacturers removed the preservatives from their vaccines anyway, with no resulting decrease in autism rates.^[22]

Burton continues to maintain a page on his Congressional website called House.gov "Autism" which includes his speeches, transcripts from hearings, and newspaper articles on the relationship of autism and vaccines.

Pro-Pakistan and Anti-India

Congressman Burton is a founding member and Co-Chair of Pakistan caucus in House of Congress. ^[23] His consistent support for Pakistan and his voting record has prompted the Indian media to describe him as "anti-India" in the past.^[24][25]

Burton has received at least $10,000 in campaign donations from Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai, who runs the Kashmir Center, a pro-Pakistan advocacy group. ^[26]Burton was the chief supporter in Congress of the Kashmiri American Council, until it was revealed to be a front of Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate, the Pakistani secret police, engaging in illegal lobbying activities on US soil.^[27]

Committee assignments

• Committee on Foreign Affairs
  • Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific
  • Subcommittee on Europe and Eurasia (Chairman)
• Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
  • Subcommittee on Health Care, District of Columbia, Census and the National Archives
  • Subcommittee on National Security, Homeland Defense and Foreign Operations

Controversies

Vincent Foster

Burton was one of the most ardent opponents of President Bill Clinton. In 1998, he said, "If I could prove 10 percent of what I believe happened, he'd [Clinton] be gone. This guy's a scumbag. That's why I'm after him."^[1] Rep. Burton led the House inquiry into the death of Vincent Foster; he was convinced that Foster was murdered and urged extensive investigation into the possible involvement of the Clintons. Burton gained attention for re-enacting the alleged crime in his backyard with his own pistol and a pumpkin standing in for Foster's head. After hearings into Democratic fundraising (see section below) began, a Democratic National Committee staffer appeared in a pumpkin suit with a button that read, "Don't shoot."^[28] Burton's information during the Whitewater controversy was based on opposition research conducted by Floyd Brown, who founded Citizens United in 1988, which created the well-known Willie Horton attack ad against Michael Dukakis. Because of the problems with the quality of Brown's research and testimony, the investigation was closed.^[29]

Golfing

In 1990, the New York Times reported that in 1989, Burton had been a "celebrity player" at the Bob Hope Classic in Palm Springs, Calif., the Kemper Open in Potomac, Md., the Larry Bird Golf Classic in Indianapolis, the Danny Thompson Memorial tournament in Sun Valley, Idaho, the Sugarloaf Invitational tournament in Maine and the Arte Johnson tournament in Chicago. Such players received free airline flights, free meals, and free lodging from tournament sponsors and, often, free merchandise.^[30]

In November 1995, the House voted to prohibit members and their staffs from receiving gifts, including free meals and free travel to charity sports events. Burton, who led the effort to exempt charity trips, said that he played in two golf tournaments each year, and, "We get more of these lobbyists in our office than we do on the golf course."^[31]

In January 1997, Burton played in the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, at the invitation of AT&T, the tournament sponsor. The day before the tournament, he played a practice round with Robert E. Allen, AT&T's chairman and chief executive, at a nearby country club. AT&T also hosted a campaign fund-raising dinner for Burton at a local restaurant. Three weeks earlier, Burton had become the chairman of the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, which had jurisdiction over the legislative agency scheduled to soon award at least $5 billion in long-distance and local telephone and telecommunications contracts with the federal government. Burton defended his participation in the tournament, saying it would not affect his objectivity when dealing with telecommunications issues. He said that he had partially paid for the trip, with his re-election campaign funds paying as well because he attended three fund-raising events while in California.^[32]

In December 2004, Burton and two aides flew to the island of Guam. The trip was paid for by the Guam government and tourism industry. In addition to some official events, including touring a military facility, Burton played in a charity golf tournament. After he returned, he tried to help Guam's tourism industry get a sought-after change in visa rules.^[33]

In January 2007, the House passed a measure by a vote 430-1 that banned members from accepting gifts and free trips from lobbyists and discounted trips on private planes. Burton cast the sole nay vote.^[34]

In February 2007, a review by the Indianapolis Star of votes in the House of Representatives for the past decade showed that Burton had missed all votes during the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic golf tournament for five years between 2001 and 2007. The tournament, the third event each season on the PGA Tour, pairs celebrities with golf professionals for four of the five days of play. Since 2004, Burton has played in a guest spot of the Eisenhower Medical Center, the primary charitable beneficiary of the event. The slot carries with it a commitment to donate $10,000 to the event; Burton has made arrangements with the hospital to do this over a period of time. Burton's campaign committee reported donating $1,500 to the medical center in December 2004 and $6,353 in January 2006.^[33]

The Indianapolis Star review also found that in 2006, Burton ranked last in voting among members of Congress from Indiana, missing 11 percent of the 541 recorded votes.^[33] In 2007, the Indianapolis star rated his voting record as "one of the strongest in the House, with an attendance record consistently above 95%."^[35]

"... off the coast of Bolivia"

On March 29, 1995, during congressional hearings on the US War on Drugs, Burton proclaimed that the US military "should place an aircraft carrier off the coast of Bolivia and crop dust the coca fields." It was later pointed out to him that a) Bolivia is landlocked and has no coast (Burton was chairman of the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee); b) the Bolivian coca fields (in the yungas and Amazon lowlands) are beyond the reach of any carrier-borne crop-duster, being separated from the nearest coastline (the Pacific coast of Peru and Chile) by the 20,000+ feet high peaks of the Andes; and c) F-18s cannot crop-dust. While criticism of this mis-statement was muted in Washington, it sparked a major anti-American backlash in Bolivia, derailing the same War on Drugs that Burton purported to be speaking for. ^{[36] [37]}

Investigation of Democratic Party fund-raising

Main article: 1996 United States campaign finance controversy

In 1997, Burton headed an investigation into possible Democratic Party campaign finance abuse, focusing on the 1996 Presidential election. The committee investigation ran for several years and issued over 1,000 subpoenas of Clinton administration officials and cost over $7 million.^[38] The committee, and Burton's leadership, were labeled a "farce",^[39] a "travesty",^[40] a "parody",^[40] and "its own cartoon, a joke, and a deserved embarrassment".^[41]

In March 1997, as the investigation began, Burton was accused of demanding a $5,000 contribution from a Pakistani lobbyist. The lobbyist said that when he was unable to raise the funds, Burton complained to the Pakistani ambassador and threatened to make sure "none of his friends or colleagues" would meet with the lobbyist or his associates.^[42]

In May 1998, Burton apologized for releasing edited transcripts of prison audiotapes of Webster Hubbell, a former associate of President Bill Clinton. The edited transcripts omitted substantial information and differed significantly from the original recordings. Burton was harshly criticized by members of his own party, including Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, who called the investigation a "circus" and chided Burton for initially refusing to admit any error.^[43]

David Bossie, the staff member who arranged the editing and release of the tapes, resigned on Burton's request. Noting that Burton had personally released the tapes and had supported Bossie's plans over the objections of other committee staffers and attorneys, Democrats urged Burton to step down as well. Minority Leader Richard A. Gephardt said, "A committee staff member should not be made the scapegoat for Chairman Burton's mistakes, missteps, and misdeeds."^[43] Burton said, "I take responsibility for those mistakes," but never resigned nor faced any consequences for his actions.^[43]

In President Clinton's final year in office, Burton was mentioned in a short film for the White House Correspondent's Dinner. President Clinton: Final Days, which depicted Clinton as a lonely man closing down a nearly-deserted White House. Clinton is shown hitting golf balls from the South Lawn, and gets excited when he hits a car parked in a spot near the U.S. Capitol that says "Reserved for Chairman Burton."

Constituent mailings

An Arizona newspaper study ranked Burton as the fifth-biggest user of free congressional mail, sending constituents more than $190,000 worth of mail in 2007.^[44]

Daughter

In June 2007, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington reported that during the 2001-2006 period, Burton's campaign fund had paid $143,900 to his daughter Danielle Sarkins, who manages his campaign office. It is not illegal for federal candidates to pay family members for political work, as long as they are paid fair market value, the Federal Election Commission has ruled.^[45]

Personal life

Burton's first wife, Barbara (Logan) Burton, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1993^[46] at the age of 56. She died in 2002 after battling breast and colon cancer. They had three children together: Kelly, Danielle and Danny.

In 1995 speaking of the then recent affairs of Republican Robert Packwood and the unfolding affair of Democrat Bill Clinton Burton stated "No one, regardless of what party they serve, no one, regardless of what branch of government they serve, should be allowed to get away with these alleged sexual improprieties..." ^[47] In 1998 the magazine Vanity Fair was to print an article detailing an affair which Burton himself had in 1983 which produced a child. Before publication Burton admitted to fathering a son with a former state employee.^[1][3]

In August 2006, Burton married Dr. Samia Tawil in Park City, Utah.^[3] She was the internist who cared for Burton's wife, Barbara, during her battle with cancer. Tawil and her first husband had divorced in 2005.^[48]

Burton's brother, Woody Burton, is a Republican member of the Indiana House of Representatives, representing District 58.^[49][50]

Burton is a member of the Board of Advisors of THE INSTITUTE on Religion and Public Policy. Burton is a 33° Scottish Rite Freemason, and a member of Evergreen-Oriental Lodge No. 500 in Indianapolis, Indiana.^[51]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} Baker, Russ. "Portrait of a political 'pit bull'", Salon magazine, December 22, 1998
2. ^ Nicole Kidman Speaks on the Hill, October 21, 2009, Politico.Com. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
3. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} "Rep. Dan Burton — Member of Congress representing Indiana's 5th District", "Library Factfiles", Indianapolis Star, updated 1/2007. Retrieved February 25, 2007.
4. ^ "When Violence Hits Home: A Congressman's Searing Memories of his Abusive Father", Dan Burton, People magazine, April 4, 1994
5. ^ "Congressman Burton speaks out on domestic violence", TV Station WTHR, Indianapolis, July 12, 2007
6. ^ "Rep. Dan Burton Official Biography". Republicans.oversight.house.gov. http://republicans.oversight.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=311:rep-dan-burton-official-biography&catid=30. Retrieved 2010-09-19. 
7. ^ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=37018
8. ^ McFeely, Dan (2008-05-07). "Burton holds off challenger". The Indianapolis Star. http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008805070460. Retrieved 2008-05-07. ^{[dead link]}
9. ^ "2010 primary results". Indiana Secretary of State. http://www.in.gov/apps/sos/primary/sos_primary10?page=office&countyID=-1&partyID=-1&officeID=5&districtID=-1&districtshortviewID=-1&candidate=. Retrieved 2010-07-01. 
10. ^ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=514126
11. ^ "Democrat Joins Crowded 5th District Congressional Race". WRTV. 2011-09-30. http://www.theindychannel.com/politics/29355223/detail.html. Retrieved 2011-10-01. 
12. ^ [1], National Right to Life Committee Scorecard
13. ^ [2], Gun Owners of America Scorecard
14. ^ Awards Received By Congressman Dan Burton
15. ^ [3], "CRS Report: 98-224"
16. ^ [4], "Statement of Administration Policy: H.R. 2883 - Government Performance and Results Act Amendments"
17. ^ [5], "USA Today: Gov't to pay $102M for mob convictions"
18. ^ [6], "Republican Study Committee website"
19. ^ Dan Burton, opening statement before the Committee on Government Reform hearing on The Status of Research into Vaccine Safety and Autism, June 19, 2002
20. ^ "Why the NIH Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy (TACT) Should Be Abandoned"
21. ^ "Chairman Burton Requests Vaccine Recall", press release, October 26, 2000
22. ^ Paulson, Tom. "Autism experts bring insights to Seattle Scientists, parents work together to unravel mystery". Seattle Post Intelligencer. http://www.seattlepi.com/local/314054_autism03.html. Retrieved 2007-05-12. 
23. ^ Congressional Pakistan Caucus
24. ^ Dan Burton withdraws anti-India amendment, Indian Express, 4 August 2009.
25. ^ Dan Burton Withdraws Anti-India Measure. Rediff.com, 3 August 1999.
26. ^ http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0711/Rep_Burton_may_have_received_Pakistani_cash.html
27. ^ "The Man Behind Pakistani Spy Agency's Plot to Influence Washington." The Atlantic, 3 October 2011.
28. ^ "Fool on the Hill", TIME Magazine, May 8–10, 1998
29. ^ Thomas G. Wells, "Witness Denies Fabricating Clinton Story," Dallas Morning News, April 6, 1996.
30. ^ Richard L. Burke, "For Congress, Golfing Is Working on the Green By", New York Times, September 3, 1990
31. ^ Adam Clymer, "House Approves Rule to Prohibit Lobbyists' Gifts", New York Times, November 17, 1995
32. ^ Don van Natta Jr., " Critic of White House Ethics Let AT&T Give Him Favor", New York Times, March 9, 1997
33. ^ ^{a b c} Maureen Groppe, "To golf, Burton missed 19 votes", Indianapolis Star, February 5, 2007
34. ^ "Democrat-Led House Changes Budget, Ethics Rules", Associated Press, January 5, 2007
35. ^ "Star Library Fact Files", Indianapolis Star, January 2007
36. ^ Youngers, Coletta (April 1995). Fueling Failure: U.S. Drug Control Efforts in the Andes. The Washington Office on Latin America. http://www.drugpolicy.org/library/tlcwola4.cfm. Retrieved 2007-05-12. 
37. ^ Kawell, JoAnn (May 2001). Closing the Latin American Air-Bridge: A Disturbing History. Foreign Policy In Focus. http://www.fpif.org/commentary/0105airbridge.html. Retrieved 2007-05-12. 
38. ^ "The Raw Story: Arkansas Senator happy to see top Rove aide end term as US Attorney". Archived from the original on 2007-06-01. http://web.archive.org/web/20070601172937/http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Arkansas_Senator_happy_to_see_top_0530.html. Retrieved 2007-06-13. 
39. ^ last, marc (May 2, 1998). "House Probe of Campaign Fund-Raising Uncovers Little". Los Angeles Times. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/29150984.html?dids=29150984:29150984&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=May+2,+1998&author=MARC+LACEY&pub=Los+Angeles&edition=&startpage=14&desc=NEWS+ANALYSIS. 
40. ^ ^{a b} Editorial, New York Times, March 20, 1997
41. ^ Editorial, Washington Post, April 12, 1997
42. ^ Babcock, Charles R. (March 19, 1997). "Pakistan Lobbyist's Memo Alleges Shakedown by House Probe Leader". Washington Post: p. A01. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/campfin/stories/cf031997.htm. Retrieved 2007-05-12. 
43. ^ ^{a b c} Lardner Jr., George; Juliet Eilperin (May 7, 1998). "Burton Apologizes to GOP". Washington Post: p. A01. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/burton050798.htm. Retrieved 2007-05-12. 
44. ^ "Challengers Claim Rep Abused Free Mail Privileges". TheIndyChannel.com. August 31, 2009. http://www.theindychannel.com/news/20655280/detail.html. Retrieved 2009-09-04. 
45. ^ Matt Kelley, "Lawmakers used campaign funds to pay relatives", USA Today, June 17, 2007
46. ^ "Living treasures: Dan Burton". Mothering Magazine (Gale Group). November–December 2001. Archived from the original on November 5, 2004. http://web.archive.org/web/20041105023419/http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0838/is_2001_Nov-Dec/ai_100807145. Retrieved 2007-05-12. 
47. ^ Baker, Russ. "Portrait of a political 'pit bull'", Salon magazine, December 22, 1998
48. ^ Susan Guyett, [7], Indianapolis Star, September 13, 2006
49. ^ Representative Charles "Woody" Burton, Project Vote Smart. Accessed October 22, 2009.
50. ^ Woody Burton: Dan's Been An Example, YouTube.com. Accessed October 22, 2009.
51. ^ http://www.indytemple.org/centennial/

External links

• U.S. Congressman Dan Burton official U.S. House site
• Dan Burton for Congress official campaign site
• Biography at WhoRunsGov.com at The Washington Post
• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
• Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
• Congressional profile at GovTrack
• Congressional profile at OpenCongress
• Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
• Current Bills Sponsored at StateSurge.com
• Financial information at OpenSecrets.org
• Staff salaries, trips and personal finance at LegiStorm.com
• Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
• Appearances on C-SPAN programs
• Collected news and commentary at The New York Times

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by David W. Evans	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 6th congressional district 1983–2003	Succeeded by Mike Pence
Preceded by Steve Buyer	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 5th congressional district 2003–present	Incumbent
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Preceded by Bill Clinger Pennsylvania	Chairman of House Government Reform Committee 1997–2003	Succeeded by Tom Davis Virginia
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Preceded by Howard Berman D-California	United States Representatives by seniority 24th	Succeeded by Marcy Kaptur D-Ohio

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Name	Burton, Dan
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Date of birth	June 21, 1938
Place of birth	Indianapolis, Indiana
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