John J. Lombardi

John Lombardi (born April 30, 1952[1]) is an American Democratic politician from Providence, Rhode Island. As President of the Providence City Council, he served as acting mayor for four months between the conviction of Buddy Cianci and the election of David Cicilline.

John J. Lombardi
Member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives
Assumed office
2012
35th Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island
In office
September 6, 2002 – January 6, 2003
Preceded byVincent Cianci
Succeeded byDavid Cicilline
Personal details
Born (1952-04-30) April 30, 1952
Political partyDemocratic
Alma mater
OccupationAttorney

Lombardi grew up in Federal Hill on DePasquale Avenue and graduated from Mount Pleasant High School in 1970. He attended Rhode Island College, earning a Bachelor of Arts in 1975. He worked as a teacher, earning a Master of Arts in Secondary Education from Rhode Island College in 1982, before turning his interests to law. He received a Juris Doctor from Suffolk University Law School in 1987.

In 1984, he was elected to the Providence City Council, representing Ward 13.

In 1999, Lombardi was elected President of the City Council, and served until 2006. When Vincent Cianci was convicted and was forced to step down, Lombardi, as City Council President, took over.[2]

Since 1984, he has represented Ward 13, consisting of the neighborhoods of Federal Hill and West End.

Lombardi lost the 2010 Democratic mayoral primary to Angel Taveras, finishing second with 29% of the vote to Taveras's 48%.[3]

In 2012, Lombardi won a three-way race to represent the neighborhoods of Federal Hill, Manton and Olneyville in the Rhode Island House of Representatives.

In 2013, Lombardi introduced a bill calling for term limits for members of the State Legislature.[4]

2020 DCYF Legislation

In February 2020, Lombardi joined State Representative Ray Hull in introducing a bill to create a DCYF legislative oversight commission in honor of Nicholas Alahverdian. Hull told The Providence Journal that "I’ve known Nick since he was a young kid, and now he’s sick. I’m delighted to put this in because we have seen so much turmoil at DCYF over the last couple of years."[5] Hull was referring to Alahverdian's cancer diagnosis earlier in 2020.[6][7] During the interview, Nicholas Alahverdian said, "an oversight commission would give legislators the authority, power and privilege to investigate DCYF in a way that has never been [conducted] before."[5] Other co-sponsors of the bill included Reps. David Bennett, and James N. McLaughlin.[8]


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References
  1. "Representative John J. Lombardi". State of Rhode Island General Assembly. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
  2. Mehren, Elizabeth (2002-09-07). "Providence Mayor Gets Prison Sentence for Corruption". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
  3. McHugh, Andrea (2010-09-15). "Taveras Victorious in Democratic Primary for Providence Mayor". GoLocalProv. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
  4. Fesperman, Will (2013-01-29). "Rep. seeks to pass term-limit legislation". Brown Daily Herald. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
  5. Mooney, Tom (17 February 2020). "DCYF oversight legislation proposed in honor of advocate". The Providence Journal. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  6. Klamkin, Steve (9 January 2020). "DCYF critic, diagnosed with cancer, speaks out on troubled agency". WPRO News. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  7. "Longtime child welfare advocate fighting cancer". NBC News. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  8. "House Resolution Creating an Emergency Oversight Commission on the Department of Children, Youth, and Families" (PDF). State of Rhode Island General Assembly. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
Political offices
Preceded by
Vincent Cianci		 Mayor of Providence
2002–2003		 Succeeded by
David Cicilline


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