Representative John J. Lombardi
Second Vice Chair, House Special Legislation Committee
Member, House Small Business Committee
Member, House Veterans' Affairs Committee
John J. Lombardi (D) has
served the residents of Providence in District 8 since first being elected in
November 2012. He is the second vice chair of the House Special Legislation
Committee and is a member of the House Small Business Committee and
the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee.
During the 2023 legislative
session, Representative Lombardi introduced legislation which would prohibit
the practice of patient brokering and would provide penalties and enforcement. He also sponsored a bill which would require
mandatory training standards for police officers and trainees in identifying,
responding, and handling all incidents involving any person with a
developmental disability. He also
introduced a bill which would make possession of a used catalytic converter a
felony and requires recycling service providers to maintain certain records
relative to catalytic converters.
In 2022, Representative
Lombardi introduced a bill which limit rate increases by electric distribution companies to either 5.5% annually or be no greater than the increase in the
Consumer Price Index. He also introduced legislation which requires school committees to provide transportation for any student who resides two or more miles from school and a
bill which would make it a felony to price gouge prescriptions or pharmaceuticals in time of a shortage.
Born on April 30, 1952,
Representative Lombardi graduated from Mount Pleasant High School in Providence
in 1970, and then earned his bachelor’s degree from Rhode Island College in
1975. He earned a master’s degree in education from RIC in 1982 and a law
degree from Suffolk University in Boston in 1987.
In addition to his duties
as a legislator, Representative Lombardi is employed as an attorney and was
named the Chief Judge of the Providence Municipal Court in January 2023. He
served as an Associate Judge in the Municipal Court since 2014. He served
on the Providence City Council for more than 26 years, including one year as
acting mayor and eight years as council president. He is the former president
of the Federal Hill House and Zuccolo Recreation Center.
Representative Lombardi
resides in Providence with his wife, Denise.