Former member of Congress · last served 112th Congress
Dan Burton
Dan Burton was a Republican U.S. representative from Indiana, first elected to Congress in 1983, who voted with most Republicans on 96% of the 112th Congress’s yes/no votes and sponsored 9 bills that became law (100th–112th Congress).
How we count: “Broke with party” is a yes/no roll call where the member voted against most of their own party on that vote (party as recorded; even splits not counted). “Pork: own share” splits each earmark shared by several members evenly among them.
5 most recent votes
- Not VotingOn Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments — American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- Not VotingOn Agreeing to the Resolution — Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 8) to extend certain tax relief provisions enacted in 2001 and…Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- Not VotingOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment — Drywall Safety Act of 2012Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- Not VotingOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment — To provide for the conveyance of certain property from the United States to the Maniilaq Association located in Kotzebue, Alaska.Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- Not VotingOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass — Congressional Pay Freeze and Fiscal Responsibility ActJan 1, 2013 · Passed
5 most recent bills
- H.R. 6650 To amend title 39, United States Code, to allow the United States Postal Service to provide nonpostal services, and for other purposes.Dec 12, 2012 · Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- H.R. 5027 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on mixed isomers of 1,3-dichloropropene.May 2, 2012 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
- H.R. 5026 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on 4,4-Dimethoxy-2-butanone.May 2, 2012 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
- H.R. 5025 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on trifluralin.May 2, 2012 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
- H.R. 5024 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Benfluralin.May 2, 2012 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 927 (104th) Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996Became law
- H.R. 1836 (105th) Federal Employees Health Care Protection Act of 1998Became law
- H.R. 1057 (105th) To designate the building in Indianapolis, Indiana, which houses the operations of the Circle City Station Post Office as the "Andrew Jacobs, Jr. Post Office…Became law
- H.R. 1058 (105th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service under construction at 150 West Margaret Drive in Terre Haute, Indiana, as the "John T. Myers…Became law
- H.R. 1553 (105th) To amend the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 to extend the authorization of the Assassination Records Review Board…Became law
- H.J.Res. 398 (103rd) To establish the fourth Sunday of July as "Parents' Day".Became law
- H.J.Res. 140 (102nd) Designating November 19, 1991, as "National Philanthropy Day".Became law
- H.R. 327 (107th) Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002Became law
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Burton has won
Rep. Burton has won 15 U.S. House elections (1982–2010). Of the contested races, margins ran from 26.9 to 55.3 points.
Full election history for this seat →
Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House V15 / U.S. Senate V8 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-18; winners matched to member records by seat and term. Results run through the 2024 elections; nothing from 2026 is shown until it is certified. A margin is a fact about one election, never a score of how well a member represents anyone, and PORKER does not rank members by it.
How has Indiana’s 5th district done while Rep. Burton served?
2005 to 2011 in IN-5: typical household income was down 11% after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was up 1.3 points, and the share of workers looking for a job was up 2.7 points.
Each mini chart has its own scale, fitted to its lines (it does not start at zero), so compare the numbers, not the heights. Teal = district, oxblood = state, grey = U.S.
While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in Indiana’s 5th district during Burton’s time representing it (2003 to 2013). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.
Only one set of district lines is shown. IN-5 was redrawn in 2012 and again in 2022, and a redrawn district is a different place. So this card shows only the longest stretch on the same lines during the term, 2005 to 2011 (no 2020 yearly estimate), not the full 2003 to 2013.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
112th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 46 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 46 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a sponsor’s constitutional-authority statement | 43 | See the 43 → |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 0 | None listed |
| With a committee report listed | 0 | None listed |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 112th Congress, read from the stored Congress.gov bill records
- Fields
- cboCostEstimates, committeeReports, constitutionalAuthorityStatementText, notes
- PORKER copy refreshed
- October 26, 2026 (nightly)
Read this first. These are counts of records Congress.gov lists. Many bills never get a CBO estimate or a report, so a zero is not a mark against a member. We never show this as a score.
Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · latest recorded House vote Sep 16, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.