# John Lombardi

John Lombardi is a Democratic member of the Rhode Island House for district 8.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Rhode Island House, district 8
- Serving since: 2013-01-01
- Current term: RI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/f9877000-1919-4f5b-a8b7-f05a1092bdab

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f9877000-1919-4f5b-a8b7-f05a1092bdab (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Lombardi reported $1,900 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom tenth of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

## What Lombardi says (RI 2025–26 session)

11 classified statements: 11 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Lombardi | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 39.2% | 756 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.54 (standard error 0.02), from 180 donors and 847 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 63% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (RI 2025–26 session)

1,359 roll calls. Attendance 95.0% (Rhode Island House 90.9%). Party unity 91.8% (94.0%). 29 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · IN CONCURRENCE · HB 7377 AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- LOCAL CANVASSING AUTHORITIES · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB7377/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT · HR 8351 JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY RHODE ISLAND'S EDUCATION FUNDING FORMULA AND EDUCATION FINANCE SYSTEM · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8351/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · IN CONCURRENCE · SB 3358 AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CRANSTON TO FINANCE THE ACQUISITION, IMPROVEMENT, RENOVATION AND REPAIR OF FIRE AND PUBLIC SAFETY EQUIPMENT BY THE… · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3358/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · IN CONCURRENCE · SB 3259 AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3259/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · IN CONCURRENCE · SR 3353 JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3353/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · IN CONCURRENCE · SB 3290 AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--COURTS -- SUPERIOR COURT · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3290/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT · SB 3066 AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- CHILDREN'S MOBILE RESPONSE AND STABILIZATION SERVICES · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3066/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · IN CONCURRENCE · SB 3334 AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE RHODE ISLAND LIFE SCIENCE HUB ACT · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3334/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · IN CONCURRENCE · SB 3333 AN ACT RELATING TO THE NORTH TIVERTON FIRE DISTRICT · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3333/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · IN CONCURRENCE · SB 2733 AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- ARREST · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB2733/

## Legislation (RI 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 231 bills: 231 reached committee, 64 passed one chamber, 20 passed both, 20 became law. Cosponsored 0. 27.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Rhode Island House 39.5%; rank 61 of 74).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 8628: HOUSE RESOLUTION HONORING AND THANKING SPEAKER K. JOSEPH SHEKARCHI FOR HIS EXEMPLARY LEADERSHIP AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-06-11) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8628/
- HR 8638: HOUSE RESOLUTION HONORING REPRESENTATIVE DAVID MORALES FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-06-11) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8638/
- HR 8610: HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN OFFICE OF THE ELDER ADVOCATE (in committee, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8610/
- HR 8597: HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING RHODE ISLAND NATIVE JOSEPH MAZZULLA, HEAD COACH OF THE BOSTON CELTICS, ON BEING NAMED THE 2025-2026 NATIONAL BASKETBALL… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8597/
- HR 8569: HOUSE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING MAY 17-23, 2026, AS "QUAHOG WEEK 2026" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8569/
- HR 8549: HOUSE RESOLUTION HONORING AND CELEBRATING "ARMED FORCES DAY" ON MAY 16TH, 2026, IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8549/
- HB 8504: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES (became law, 2026-06-10) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8504/
- HB 8505: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WORKPLACE PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY ACT (in committee, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8505/
- HR 8503: HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A HOUSE LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY-BASED SOLUTIONS TO REDUCE THE INCARCERATION OF WOMEN (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HR8503/
- HB 8511: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (in committee, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB8511/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $1,900 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-01-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/JohnJLombardiRI/status/2016580608760095175
- 2026-01-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/JohnJLombardiRI/status/2007891855569273265
- 2025-12-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/JohnJLombardiRI/status/1998161424145900003
- 2025-10-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/JohnJLombardiRI/status/1974153927873761619
- 2025-10-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/JohnJLombardiRI/status/1974174661916102936
- 2025-08-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/JohnJLombardiRI/status/1952487729444630720
- 2025-05-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/JohnJLombardiRI/status/1920541502616326235
- 2025-04-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/JohnJLombardiRI/status/1907897736663380171
- 2025-03-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/JohnJLombardiRI/status/1903946488389976205
- 2025-01-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/JohnJLombardiRI/status/1882558393191460964

## Links

- Official site: https://www.rilegislature.gov/representatives/Lombardi/Pages/Biography.aspx
- Campaign site: https://www.reelectjohnlombardi.com/
- X: https://x.com/JohnJLombardiRI
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lombardiforprovidence
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JohnLombardiForProvidence/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f9877000-1919-4f5b-a8b7-f05a1092bdab