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Representative Dan L. Burton (IN)


Current Office: U.S. House
Current District: 5
First Elected: 1982
Last Elected: 11/04/2008
Next Election: 2010
Party: Republican



Background Information
Gender: Male
Family: Widowed: Barbara Logan, Re-married: Samia Tawil
3 Children: Kelly, Danaille, Danny.
Birth Date: 06/21/1938
Birthplace: Indianapolis, IN
Home City: Indianapolis, IN
Religion: Christian (Protestant)

Education:
Attended, Cincinnati Bible Seminary, 1959-1960
Attended, Indiana University, 1958-1959.

Professional Experience:
Businessman/Insurance/Real Estate Firm Owner, 1968-present
United States Army Reserves, 1958-1962
United States Army, 1956-1957.

Political Experience:
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1983-present
Senator, Indiana State Senate, 1967-1970, 1981-1982
Representative, Indiana State House of Representatives, 1967-1968, 1977-1980
Sought Republican Nomination, United States House of Representatives, 1972
Republican Nominee, United States House of Representatives, 1970.


Organizations:
Committee for Constitutional Government
Family Support Center
Indiana Christian Benevolent Association
Jaycees
Volunteers of America.

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
Autism Caucus
Biotechnology Caucus
Bipartisan Disabilities Caucus
Cancer Care Working Group
Coalition for Autism Research and education
Co-Chair, Complimentary Alternative Medicine Caucus
Congressional Anti-Terrorist Financing Task Force
Executive Board, Congressional Arts Caucus
Co-Vice Chair, Congressional Automotive Caucus
Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus
Congressional Bipartisan Cerebral Palsy
Congressional Caucus on the European Union
Congressional Caucus on Unfunded Mandates
Congressional Cuban Democracy Caucus
Congressional Diabetes Caucus
Congressional Fire Services Caucus
Congressional Grace Caucus
Congressional Human Rights Caucus
Congressional Steel Caucus
Congressional Task Force Against Anti-Semitism
Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus
Distributed Energy Caucus
Farmer Cooperative Caucus
French Caucus
Friends of Denmark Caucus
Friends of New Zealand Congressional Caucus
Friends of Norway Caucus
House Republican Israel Caucus
Human Rights Caucus
Hungary Caucus
I-69 Caucus
Immigration Reform Caucus
Co-Founder/Co-Chair, Indonesia Caucus
Chair, Insurance Caucus
International Conservation Caucus
Malaysia Trade, Security, and Economic Cooperation Caucus
Manufacturing Caucus
Medical Malpractice Crisis Task Force Caucus
Methamphetamine Caucus
Minor League Baseball Caucus
Missing and Exploited Children's Caucus
National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus
National Republican Congressional Committee Caucus
National Retail Sales Tax Caucus
Northeast-Midwest Congressional Coalition
Co-Founder/Co-Chair, Pakistan Caucus
Public Service Caucus
Real Estate Caucus
Co-Founder, Republican Study Committee
Co-Founder/Co-Chair, Serbia Caucus
Singapore Caucus
Speaker's Task Force for a Drug Free America
Spina Bifida Caucus
Taiwan Caucus
Textile Caucus
Turkey Caucus
United States-Israel Security Caucus
Victim's Rights Caucus
Zoo Caucus.

Committees:
Foreign Affairs, Member
Oversight and Government Reform, Member
Subcommittee on Domestic Policy, Member
Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs, Member
Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, Ranking Member
Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Member




Photo for Representative Dan L. Burton (IN)



Contact Information

Washington, D.C. Website:
http://www.house.gov/burton/
Washington, D.C. Webmail:
http://burton.house.gov/contac ...

Washington, D.C. Address
2308 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-0001
Phone: 202-225-2276
District Address
8900 Keystone at the Crossing, Suite 1050
Indianapolis, IN 46240-7646
Phone: 317-848-0201
District Address
209 South Washington Street
Marion, IN 46952-3803
Phone: 765-662-6770
Key Staff Address
Diane Menorca
Scheduler
2308 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-1405
Phone: 202-225-2276
Fax: 202-225-0016
Key Staff Address
Clark Rehme
Press Secretary
2308 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-1405
Phone: 202-225-2276
Fax: 202-225-0016
Key Staff Address
Mark Walker
Chief of Staff
2308 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-1405
Phone: 202-225-2276
Fax: 202-225-0016





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