Danny Lee Burton

US Representative from Indiana

A Representative from Indiana; born in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., June 21, 1938; graduated from Shortridge High School, Indianapolis, Ind., 1957; attended Indiana University, Indianapolis, Ind., 1958; Cincinnati Bible College, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1959-1960; United States Army and United States Army Reserves, 1957-1962; businessman; member of the Indiana state house of representatives, 1967-1968 and 1977-1980; member of the Indiana state senate, 1969-1970 and 1981-1982; unsuccessful candidate for the United States Congress in 1970; elected as a Republican to the Ninety-eighth and to the fourteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1983-present); chair, Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (One Hundred Fifth Congress); chair, Committee on Government Reform (One Hundred Sixth and One Hundred Seventh Congresses).

Relationships Interlocks Giving Data

Leadership & Staff

Garry Ewing Blue Cross lobbyist and former staffer to Representative Dan Burton

• Position (past)

Positions

Partnership for Public Service Public-private partnership

• advisory board member

Government Positions

The Western Hemisphere Subcommittee

• Ranking Member

Donors

Dan Burton for Congress Committee

• Principal Campaign Committee

Federal Election Campaign Contributions

Indiana Republican State Committee Inc.

• 2 contributions · 1,174 USD ('92)

Mike Crapo US Senator from Idaho (1999-present); former US Representative (1993-1999)

• 1 contribution · 823 USD ('96)

Campaign Donors

1 / 23

Howard S Jonas Founder, IDT Corporation

• 13 contributions · 20,300 USD ('89→'11)

Fred Klipsch Chairman of headphone and speaker company Klipsch Group; Founder and Chairman of Hoosiers for Quality Education

• 13 contributions · 15,300 USD ('90→Jun 30 '09)

Fred M Fehsenfeld Sr The Heritage Group, Asphalt Materials and Construction; Indianapolis

• 9 contributions · 15,100 USD ('90→'10)

Debbie Jonas Bronx, New York

• 8 contributions · 11,300 USD (Feb 21 '02→Mar 5 '12)

Roger Milliken Conservative billionaire Textile Magnate

• 12 contributions · 10,500 USD ('90→'98)

Henry Howard US Education Finance Corp CEO

• 5 contributions · 8,800 USD ('96→'11)

Syed Fai Director of the Kashmiri American Council, a nongovernmental organization in Washington that is also called the Kashmir Center

• 9 contributions · 8,290 USD ('90→'08)

Judy Klipsch

• 7 contributions · 8,000 USD (Aug 9 '90→Sep 7 '07)

Madeleine Pickens Owner, Del Mar Country Club; ex-wife of oil man T Boone Pickens

• 5 contributions · 7,300 USD (Jun 30 '09→Mar 5 '12)

Ben Chouake Physician, Englewood New Jersey

• 8 contributions · 6,800 USD ('08→'11)

Memberships

Republican Party The U.S. Republican Party

• Member

US House of Representatives lower house of the United States Congress

• Representative (Jan 7 '03→Jan 3 '13) [+1]

• Representative (Jan 3 '83→Jan 3 '03)

The Western Hemisphere Subcommittee

• Member

National Security and Foreign Affairs Subcommittee

• Member

Domestic Policy Subcommittee

• Member

United States House Committee on Oversight and Reform

• Member

Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment Subcommittee

• Member

House Foreign Affairs Committee The House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs (known as the Committee on International Relations from 1995 until 2007).

• Member