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]
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In office January 8, 1997 – November 20, 2019 |
Succeeded by | Brian Smith |
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In office January 2019 – November 20, 2019 |
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Born | (1950-09-25)September 25, 1950 Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
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Died | November 20, 2019(2019-11-20) (aged 69) Middletown, Connecticut, U.S. |
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Political party | Democratic |
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Residence(s) | Colchester, Connecticut, U.S. |
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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]
- ^ "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.
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- ^ "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.