 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.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.