Linda Orange

Linda Orange
Linda Orange
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives; from the 48th district
	In office; January 8, 1997 – November 20, 2019
Succeeded by	Brian Smith
Deputy Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives
	In office; January 2019 – November 20, 2019
Personal details
Born	Linda Ann Smith; September 25, 1950; Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Died	November 20, 2019 (aged 69); Middletown, Connecticut, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Residence(s)	Colchester, Connecticut, U.S.

Linda Ann Orange (née 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]

Electoral history

Connecticut House of Representatives: General Election 2014: 48th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Linda Orange	4,688	53.4
	Working Families	Linda Orange	547	6.2
	Total	Linda Orange (Incumbent)	5,235	59.6
	Republican	Evan Evans	3,544	40.4
Total votes			8,779	100

Connecticut House of Representatives: Democratic Primary Election 2014: 48th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Linda Orange	724	69.8
	Democratic	Jason Paul	313	30.2
Total votes			1,037	100

Connecticut House of Representatives: General Election 2012: 48th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Linda Orange	6,057	55.6
	Working Families	Linda Orange	550	5.0
	Total	Linda Orange (Incumbent)	6,607	60.6
	Republican	Stan Soby	4,292	39.4
Total votes			10,899	100

Connecticut House of Representatives: General Election 2010: 48th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Linda Orange	4,759	49.4
	Working Families	Linda Orange	225	2.3
	Total	Linda Orange (Incumbent)	4,984	51.7
	Republican	Joe Broder	4,650	48.3
Total votes			9,634	100

Connecticut House of Representatives: General Election 2008: 48th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Linda Orange	9,238	100
Total votes			9,238	100

Connecticut House of Representatives: General Election 2006: 48th District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Linda Orange	6,776	100
Total votes			6,776	100

^ "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Democrats Using Gun Control As Weapon; Did McKinney Waver? - Hartford Courant". Courant.com. April 17, 2014. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
^ Keating, Christopher (November 20, 2019). "State Rep. Linda Orange, colorful legislator, dies at 69". Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on November 22, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2019.