Dan Burton

Danny "Dan" Lee Burton (born June 21, 1938), American politician, is a member of the United States House of Representatives for Indiana's 5th congressional district, which includes most of the northern suburbs of Indianapolis as well as the southern fringe of the Fort Wayne area. A Republican, his first term in the United States Congress began in January 1983. He was elected to his twelfth term in November 2006.

Burton's district includes Tipton, Grant, Miami, Wabash, Huntington, Hamilton, and Hancock counties, and parts of Marion, Shelby, Howard and Johnson counties.

In 2008, he faces a challenger in the Republican primary: John McGoff, who by April 2007 stills trails Burton in cash on hand. Burton is the only one of Indiana's nine members of congress to face a primary challenger.