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State Representative, 118th District
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John Lombardo

Candidate for State Representative, 118th District

Republican

Background

Occupation
Firefighter/EMT, City of Pittston; Luzerne County Council member
Lives in
Pittston, Luzerne County
Campaign website
electlombardo.com

A Luzerne County Council member who chaired the council, re-elected in November 2025, and a full-time firefighter/EMT for the City of Pittston and captain of the Pittston City Volunteer Fire Department. He is a graduate of Pittston Area High School and Penn State University.

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Photo: Campaign photo — Friends of John Lombardo

Documented positions

Taxes & budget

  • Supports withholding politicians' pay until a state budget is passed.

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: Pennsylvania State Representative District 118

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “The only way I see to fix the problem is to pass legislation to hold the politicians’ pay until a budget is passed.”
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  • Voted for Luzerne County's 2026 budget, which raised county property taxes 1.5%.In office

    Council approved the budget 6-4 on Dec. 9, 2025, with Lombardo, then chairman, in the majority; the administration had proposed 1.9%.

    Luzerne County Council majority approves 2026 budget with 1.5% tax increase

    News coverage · Times Leader · Dec 9, 2025 · timesleader.com

    “The six voting in support of the budget on Tuesday: Patty Krushnowski, Chairman John Lombardo, Chris Perry, Jimmy Sabatino, Brittany Stephenson, and Greg Wolovich.”
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Public safety

  • Scored 100% on Gun Owners of America's candidate survey, according to the group.

    The endorsement is GOA's characterization; his survey answers were not published on the page.

    GOA Endorses John Lombardo for State Representative

    Other · Gun Owners of America (Pennsylvania) · Jul 20, 2026 · pennsylvania.gunowners.org

    “He scored a perfect 100% on his GOA candidate survey”
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Education

Economy & jobs

  • Proposes lowering energy costs by cutting red tape, holding utilities accountable and ending programs he calls costly.

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: Pennsylvania State Representative District 118

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “I will fight to lower energy costs by cutting red tape, holding utility companies accountable and by reviewing and ending costly programs”
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Environment & parks

  • Wants local communities to decide how to regulate data centers; open to reusing mine-scarred and industrial land.

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: Pennsylvania State Representative District 118

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “I believe it’s important to keep these decisions local … I’ll also support ways to use mine-scarred land and old industrial sites”
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Health & human services

Government & transparency

  • Supports voter ID and would change mail-ballot request deadlines and the state's SURE voter system.

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: Pennsylvania State Representative District 118

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “Voter identification is required in many countries around the world, this is just common sense … such as unrealistic deadlines for requesting mail in ballots, and antiquated systems like SURE”
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