 During the 2006 General Election, Shurberg was also active in U.S Senator Ben Cardin's first campaign for U.S Senate.In January 2013, Shurberg joined the board of Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington, D.C Action fund, the 501(c)4 arm of Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington, accepting the seat previously held by his late wife.As a board member, he has worked to elect pro-choice candidates in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington D.C., provided pro-bono legal consultation regarding clinic access and buffer zones, and supported Planned Parenthood's mission to ensure access to low-cost, high quality healthcare services for women and men in the D.C Metropolitan area.