He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 1990 who represented the riding of Durham Centre.
He worked as a lawyer before entering politics, and was a member of the firm Salmers and Furlong.
He was also appointed acting small claims court judge in the judicial district of Durham, Ontario for bilingual trials.
[3] Furlong endorsed Dalton McGuinty's bid to lead the Ontario Liberal Party in 1996.
[4] Furlong worked as the Executive Assistant to federal Liberal Member of Parliament Judi Longfield until she was defeated in January 2006 by Jim Flaherty.