John J. 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.
Lombardi grew up in Federal Hill on DePasquale Avenue and graduated from Mount Pleasant High School in 1970.
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.
[4] In February 2020, Lombardi joined State Representative Ray Hull in introducing a bill to create a DCYF legislative oversight commission.