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Frank Lombardo III
Frank Lombardo III (Democratic Party) was a member of the Rhode Island State Senate, representing District 25. He assumed office in 2011. He left office on February 21, 2024.
Lombardo (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Rhode Island State Senate to represent District 25. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Lombardo died on February 21, 2024, due to cancer.[1]
Biography
Lombardo's professional experience includes owning Lombardo and Sons of Providence, a heating and air conditioning supplies company.[2]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Lombardo was assigned to the following committees:
- Commerce Committee
- Housing and Municipal Government Committee, Chair
- Senate Labor Committee
- Rules, Government Ethics and Oversight Committee
2021-2022
Lombardo was assigned to the following committees:
- Commerce Committee
- Housing and Municipal Government Committee, Chair
- Senate Labor Committee
- Rules, Government Ethics and Oversight Committee
2019-2020
Lombardo was assigned to the following committees:
- Commerce Committee
- Housing and Municipal Government Committee, Chairperson
- Senate Labor Committee
- Rules, Government Ethics and Oversight Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Rhode Island committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Commerce |
| • Labor, Vice chair |
| • Rules |
| • Economic Development |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Lombardo served on the following committees:
| Rhode Island committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Labor, Secretary |
| • Commerce |
| • Rules |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Lombardo served on the following committees:
| Rhode Island committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Labor, Secretary |
| • Commerce |
| • Rules |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Lombardo served on these committees:
| Rhode Island committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Corporations |
| • Labor |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2022
See also: Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Rhode Island State Senate District 25
Incumbent Frank Lombardo III won election in the general election for Rhode Island State Senate District 25 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Frank Lombardo III (D) | 93.3 | 7,257 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 6.7 | 523 | ||
| Total votes: 7,780 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 25
Incumbent Frank Lombardo III defeated Christopher Maselli in the Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 25 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Frank Lombardo III | 59.9 | 2,011 |
 | Christopher Maselli | 40.1 | 1,345 | |
| Total votes: 3,356 | |||
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Republican primary election
No Republican candidates ran in the primary.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Sandra Taylor (R)
2020
See also: Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Rhode Island State Senate District 25
Incumbent Frank Lombardo III won election in the general election for Rhode Island State Senate District 25 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Frank Lombardo III (D) | 95.8 | 10,832 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 4.2 | 473 | ||
| Total votes: 11,305 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 25
Incumbent Frank Lombardo III advanced from the Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 25 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Frank Lombardo III | 100.0 | 2,021 |
| Total votes: 2,021 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Rhode Island State Senate District 25
Incumbent Frank Lombardo III defeated Frank Ricci in the general election for Rhode Island State Senate District 25 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Frank Lombardo III (D) | 59.4 | 6,123 |
 | Frank Ricci (R) | 40.4 | 4,163 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 24 | ||
| Total votes: 10,310 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 25
Incumbent Frank Lombardo III advanced from the Democratic primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 25 on September 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Frank Lombardo III | 100.0 | 2,202 |
| Total votes: 2,202 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 25
Frank Ricci advanced from the Republican primary for Rhode Island State Senate District 25 on September 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Frank Ricci | 100.0 | 750 |
| Total votes: 750 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Rhode Island State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 29, 2016.
Incumbent Frank Lombardo, III defeated Louis Vinagro in the Rhode Island State Senate District 25 general election.[3][4]
| Rhode Island State Senate, District 25 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Frank Lombardo, III Incumbent |
65.52% | 8,219 | |
| Independent | Louis Vinagro | 33.85% | 4,246 | |
| Total Votes | 12,465 | |||
| Source: Rhode Island Board of Elections | ||||
Incumbent Frank Lombardo, III ran unopposed in the Rhode Island State Senate District 25 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| Rhode Island State Senate, District 25 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Frank Lombardo, III Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Rhode Island State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 25, 2014. Incumbent Frank Lombardo III was unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[7][8][9]
2012
Lombardo won re-election in District 25. He defeated Nicole Amelia Acciardo in the Democratic primary. Lombardo was unopposed in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[10][11][12]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Frank Lombardo III Incumbent |
97.9% | 9,551 | |
| Other | Write-in | 2.1% | 202 | |
| Total Votes | 9,753 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Frank Lombardo III Incumbent |
63.4% | 1,833 |
| Nicole Acciardo | 36.6% | 1,058 |
| Total Votes | 2,891 | |
2010
Lombardo defeated Republican Richard Fascia and independents Nikhol Bentley, Raffaele Florio, Eric O'Connor, and Alan Ross in the November 2 general election. He defeated Giovanni Conti, Louis Prata, Milan Azar, John Vanner, Joseph Accetturo, Paul Santilli and Dennis Parrillo in the September 14 Democratic primary.[13][14]
| Rhode Island State Senate, District 25 | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Frank Lombardo III (D)
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4,753 | |||
| Richard Fascia (R) | 2,657 | |||
| Eric O'Connor (I) | 1,975 | |||
| Alan Ross (I) | 847 | |||
| Raffaele Florio (I) | 332 | |||
| Nikhol Bentley (I) | 292 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
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2024
In 2024, the Rhode Island State Legislature was in session from January 2 to June 14.
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2023
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In 2023, the Rhode Island State Legislature was in session from January 3 to June 16.
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2022
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In 2022, the Rhode Island State Legislature was in session from January 4 to June 23.
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2021
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In 2021, the Rhode Island State Legislature was in session from January 5 to July 1.
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2020
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In 2020, the Rhode Island State Legislature was in session from January 7 to August 30.
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2019
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In 2019, the Rhode Island General Assembly was in session from January 1 through June 30.
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2018
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In 2018, the Rhode Island General Assembly was in session from January 2 through June 25.
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2017
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In 2017, the Rhode Island General Assembly was in session from January 3 through June 20.
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2016
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In 2016, the Rhode Island General Assembly was in session from January 5 through June 18.
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2015
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In 2015, the Rhode Island General Assembly was in session from January 6 through June 25.
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2014
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In 2014, the Rhode Island General Assembly was in session from January 7 to June 23.
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2013
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In 2013, the Rhode Island General Assembly was in session from January 1 to July 5.
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2012
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In 2012, the Rhode Island General Assembly was in session from January 3 to June 13.
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2011
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In 2011, the Rhode Island General Assembly was in session from January 4 to July 1.
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Personal
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Lombardo and his wife, Patricia, have two children.[2]
Noteworthy events
Grants to nonprofit organizations
In 2012, Rhode Island lawmakers issued $1.9 million in legislative grants to nonprofit organizations. These grants were awarded on a nonpartisan basis by House Speaker Gordon Fox and Senate President Teresa Paiva-Weed and were chosen based on the merits of the organizations' applications and requests by individual lawmakers. Though the Rhode Island Supreme Court ruled that the legislature has the authority to create grants as part of the budget, some critics called these grants wasteful government spending and said the money could be used to influence votes. Lawmakers in support of the grants claimed that they went to community organizations that were struggling to fill fundraising gaps or make up for a lack of resources that may no longer be available at the municipal level. According to an August 2013 report in Go Local Prov News, Lombardo was among the top 25 lawmakers who sponsored the most in grant funding, obtaining $25,500 for community organizations.[16][17]
Recent news
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ ‘’Rhode Island Current,’’ “Johnston’s Sen. Frank Lombardo III, champion for the business community, dies,” accessed February 21, 2024
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Project Vote Smart, "Biography of Sen. Frank Lombardo III," accessed June 6, 2014
- ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Search," accessed October 5, 2016
- ↑ Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2016 general election results," accessed January 19, 2017
- ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Search," accessed June 30, 2016
- ↑ Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2016 Statewide Primary," accessed October 14, 2016
- ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "Candidates for Senator in General Assembly," accessed June 30, 2014
- ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "2014 Statewide Primary Results: Senator in General Assembly," accessed September 26, 2014
- ↑ Rhode Island Board of Elections, "Official 2014 general election results," accessed December 4, 2014
- ↑ Candidates in Upcoming Elections, "Rhode Island Secretary of State," accessed July 5, 2012
- ↑ State of Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2012 Statewide Primary Results," accessed June 6, 2014
- ↑ State of Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2012 Statewide General Election Results," accessed June 6, 2014
- ↑ State of Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2010 Statewide Primary Results," accessed June 6, 2014
- ↑ State of Rhode Island Board of Elections, "2010 Statewide General Election Results," accessed June 6, 2014
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 Warwick Online, "Rep. Morgan scores top on 'subjective' House Freedom Index," May 31, 2016
- ↑ Go Local Prov News, "RI Lawmakers Shell Out $1.9M in Controversial Legislative Grants," August 15, 2013
- ↑ Go Local Prov News, "Top 25 RI Legislators Who Got The Most Grants," August 15, 2013
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| Preceded by - |
Rhode Island State Senate District 25 2011-2024 |
Succeeded by Andrew Dimitri (D) |
