Prior to serving in the house he was a Saugus Town Meeting Member from 1993 to 2000.

During his final term, he was a member of the House Committees on Election Laws, Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development, and Veterans and Federal Affairs.

On November 2, 2010 Falzone lost his bid for a sixth term to Saugus Board of Selectmen Chairman and owner of the Kowloon Restaurant Donald Wong by 382 votes.

Falzone was twice elected by his colleagues to the Executive Committee of the National Conference of State Legislatures—an honor accorded to only 30 legislators annually.

While at the Harvard Kennedy School, Falzone was awarded the Jerome L. Rappaport Sr./Boston Urban Fellowship.