Nardolillo Unseats Guthrie in House Dist. 28 Race

All summer, Coventry’s Robert A. “Bobby” Nardolillo had been pounding the pavement and knocking on doors.

A political newcomer, Nardolillo, widely known as a funeral director at Nardolillo Funeral Home in Cranston, has been a resident of Coventry for six years and said when he announced his candidacy in February that he wanted to “stand up and have a voice.”

“With all the stuff going on in our town with political figures, it would be nice to have an occasion that isn’t related to anything negative,” he said.

Nardolillo’s promise to Coventry voters for a fresh, positive start apparently resonated. He won with 3,241 votes as compared to Guthrie’s 1,784 votes.