Politics
- James F. Burke (1867–1932), United States Representative from Pennsylvania
- Séamus Burke (1893–1967), Irish politician and Minister for Local Government 1923 to 1927 in the Government of the 4th Dáil
- James Burke (Australian politician) (born 1971), member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly who unseated opposition leader Denis Burke
- James Burke (Cork politician) (died 1936), Irish Cumann na nGaedhael politician and barrister
- James Burke (Roscommon politician) (died 1964), Irish Fine Gael politician and farmer
- James A. Burke (NY politician) (1890–1965), New York City politician and Queens Borough President
- James A. Burke (1910–1983), U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts
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