Burke was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty - first Congress ( January 3 , 1949 -- January 3 , 1951 ) .
Was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1950 to the Eighty - second Congress .
Burke was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty - first Congress ( January 3 , 1949 -- January 3 , 1951 ) but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1950 to the Eighty - second Congress .