Burke was elected to the Dáil for the first time in 2016. He trained to be chartered accountant and worked in the private sector for ten years. During this time, he was a councillor on Westmeath County Council, elected in 2009 and re-elected in 2014. He was appointed to the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee, the Finance Committee and the Rural and Community Development Committee. He grew up in Mullingar and is interested in finance and taxation policy.