| State house | Connecticut |
|---|---|
| District | 48th |
| Term start | January 8, 1997 |
| Term end | November 20, 2019 |
| Successor | Brian Smith |
| Office 1 | Deputy Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives |
| Term start 1 | January 2019 |
| Term end 1 | November 20, 2019 |
| Birth name | Linda Ann Smith[1] |
| Birth date | September 25, 1950 |
| Birth place | Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Death date | November 20, 2019 (aged 69) |
| Death place | Middletown, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
Linda Ann Orange ( Smith; September 25, 1950 – November 20, 2019) was an American politician who was a Democratic member and deputy speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives. Orange represented the 48th Assembly District, which consists of portions of Colchester, Lebanon, Mansfield, and Windham.[2]
In 2014, Orange, who was endorsed by the NRA Political Victory Fund,[3] faced a Democratic primary challenge over her stance on gun control.[4]
Orange died from pancreatic cancer on November 20, 2019, at the age of 69.[5]
References
- ^ "Linda A. Orange Obituary (1950 - 2019) Hartford Courant". Legacy.com
- ^ "State Representative Linda Orange". Housedems.ct.gov. Archived from the original on February 16, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
- ^ "NRA-PVF | Connecticut". nrapvf.org. NRA-PVF. Archived from the original on November 4, 2014.
- ^ "Democrats Using Gun Control As Weapon; Did McKinney Waver? - Hartford Courant". Courant.com. April 17, 2014. Archived March 11, 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
- ^ Keating, Christopher (November 20, 2019). "State Rep. Linda Orange, colorful legislator, dies at 69". Hartford Courant. Archived November 22, 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 20, 2019.