Advisory Board of Governors
U.S. Representative Dan Burton
Dan Burton is currently serving his thirteenth term as a United States Representative from
Indiana's Fifth Congressional District. His first term in Congress began in January of 1983. The Fifth District is in central Indiana and includes all of Tipton, Grant, Miami, Wabash, Huntington, Hamilton, and Hancock Counties, as well as parts of Marion, Shelby, Howard and Johnson Counties.
Congressman Burton assumed the Chairmanship of the House Committee on Oversight & Government Reform in the 105th. Congressman Burton currently serves as Chairman of the House International Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere. Also, he is a Senior Member on the Government Oversight and Reform Committee.
Dan Burton was born on June 21, 1938, in Indianapolis, Indiana. He graduated from Shortridge High School in 1957, and attended Indiana University and the Cincinnati Bible Seminary. Congressman Burton received the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Humanities from Capitol University of Integrative Medicine on December 17, 2000. As a proud veteran of our Armed Forces, Dan served in the U.S. Army and the U.S. Army Reserves (1957-1962). Before his election to Congress, Mr. Burton held office in the Indiana State Senate (1969-70 and 1981-82), as well as in the Indiana House of Representatives (1967-68 and 1977-80).
The Burton family resides in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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