Dan+Burton

Mr. Burton was born on July 21st 1938 in Indianapolis, but he didn't stay long in any area. As a child, Dan Burton didn't have much money, and his father was abusive. When Mr. Burton's mother divorced and got a restraining order against Dan Burton's father, he kidnapped Dan Burton, his two siblings and mother. His mother escaped and Dan's father went two jail for 2 years.

After Mr. Burton's mother remarried, they settled down in Indianapolis were Mr. Burton went to and graduated from Shortridge High School. He then went on to college at Indiana University and Cincinnati Bible Seminary. After two years in the army, Mr. Burton retired from active duty and started the Dan Burton Insurance Agency in 1968.

Mr. Dan Burton is currently serving his fourteenth term as a member of the House of Representatives. Congressman Burton also holds many leadership positions. He serves as the Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and is Ranking Member of the House of Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia. Mr. Burton has much responsibility in the House of Representatives, but still makes time for his family in Indianapolis.