Dan Burton

State:Indiana
Current Office:U.S. Representative, District 5
Party:Republican Party

Congressman Danny Lee “Dan” Burton has represented Indiana’s in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1983, first in the 6th District and now in the 5th District.

Burton, a Hoosier native, represents Grant, Hamilton, Hancock, Huntington, Miami, Tipton and Wabash Counties and parts of Howard, Johnson, Marion and Shelby Counties.

Burton beat six other GOP candidates in the 2010 GOP primaries to secure the nomination for the November 2010 General Election.

In 1995, Burton sponsored a bill that allowed companies that dealt with the Cuban government to be sued in American courts if the companies made money that once belonged to Americans. President Clinton signed the bill into law shortly there after.

Burton has co-sponsored numerous bills and resolutions against abortion. In 2005 he co-sponsored a bill that would have required women seeking abortions be fully informed about the pain their unborn child would experience. The bill failed to pass the House and never became law.

Burton also signed his name as a co-sponsor on a resolution seeking to establish a constitutional amendment that defined marriage in the US should only be between a Man and Woman. The amendment also sought to limit marriage and its legal benefits be restricted to marriage. The resolution failed to pass the House and never became law.

In his current campaign, Burton identifies job creation as his top priority. He says supporting the growth of small businesses is crucial to an environment favorable for creating jobs.

"I am strongly opposed to any amnesty plan,” Burton writes, “I continue to insist that any plan we debate must first deal with our broken borders." Burton says securing the borders is crucial for our safety and to ensure illegal immigrants won’t keep draining our economic resources. He also argues that the government should prohibit employers from hiring illegal workers.

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Committees

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

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