Linda Orange
{{Short description|American politician (1950–2019)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Linda Orange
| image = Photo of Linda Orange.jpg
| caption =
| state_house = Connecticut
| district = 48th
| term_start = January 8, 1997
| term_end = November 20, 2019
| predecessor =
| successor = Brian Smith
| office1 = Deputy Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives
| term_start1 = January 2019
| term_end1 = November 20, 2019
| birth_name = Linda Ann Smith{{Cite web |url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/hartfordcourant/obituary.aspx?n=linda-a-orange&pid=194515376&fhid=4764 |title=Linda A. Orange Obituary (1950 - 2019) Hartford Courant |website=Legacy.com}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1950|9|25}}
| birth_place = Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2019|11|20|1950|9|25}}
| death_place = Middletown, Connecticut, U.S.
| party = Democratic
| spouse =
| children =
| residence = Colchester, Connecticut, U.S.
| alma_mater =
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Linda Ann Orange ({{nee}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.housedems.ct.gov/orange/bio048.asp |title=State Representative Linda Orange |website=Housedems.ct.gov |accessdate=February 12, 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216162527/http://www.housedems.ct.gov/orange/bio048.asp |archivedate=February 16, 2016}}
In 2014, Orange, who was endorsed by the NRA Political Victory Fund,{{cite web |title=NRA-PVF {{!}} Connecticut |url=https://www.nrapvf.org/grades/connecticut/ |website=nrapvf.org |publisher=NRA-PVF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104204001/https://www.nrapvf.org/grades/connecticut/ |archive-date=November 4, 2014 |language=en-US |url-status=usurped}} faced a Democratic primary challenge over her stance on gun control.{{cite web |url=http://www.courant.com/business/hc-haar-democrats-using-gun-control-as-weapon-politics-column.html |title=Democrats Using Gun Control As Weapon; Did McKinney Waver? - Hartford Courant |website=Courant.com |date=April 17, 2014 |accessdate=February 12, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311160124/http://www.courant.com/business/hc-haar-democrats-using-gun-control-as-weapon-politics-column.html |archive-date=March 11, 2016 |url-status=live}}
Orange died from pancreatic cancer on November 20, 2019, at the age of 69.{{cite news |url=https://www.courant.com/politics/hc-pol-rep-linda-orange-dies-20191121-3m453akckfd2zi2l5xbuqrddki-story.html |title=State Rep. Linda Orange, colorful legislator, dies at 69 |last=Keating |first=Christopher |date=November 20, 2019 |accessdate=November 20, 2019 |work=Hartford Courant |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191122045844/https://www.courant.com/politics/hc-pol-rep-linda-orange-dies-20191121-3m453akckfd2zi2l5xbuqrddki-story.html |archive-date=November 22, 2019 |url-status=live}}
Electoral history
{{Election box begin no change |title=Connecticut House of Representatives: General Election 2014: 48th District}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Linda Orange
|votes = 4,688
|percentage = 53.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Working Families Party
|candidate = Linda Orange
|votes = 547
|percentage = 6.2
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
|party = Total
|candidate = Linda Orange (Incumbent)
|votes = 5,235
|percentage = 59.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Evan Evans
|votes = 3,544
|percentage = 40.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 8,779
|percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change |title=Connecticut House of Representatives: Democratic Primary Election 2014: 48th District}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Linda Orange
|votes = 724
|percentage = 69.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Jason Paul
|votes = 313
|percentage = 30.2
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 1,037
|percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change |title=Connecticut House of Representatives: General Election 2012: 48th District}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Linda Orange
|votes = 6,057
|percentage = 55.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Working Families Party
|candidate = Linda Orange
|votes = 550
|percentage = 5.0
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
|party = Total
|candidate = Linda Orange (Incumbent)
|votes = 6,607
|percentage = 60.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Stan Soby
|votes = 4,292
|percentage = 39.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 10,899
|percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change |title=Connecticut House of Representatives: General Election 2010: 48th District}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Linda Orange
|votes = 4,759
|percentage = 49.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Working Families Party
|candidate = Linda Orange
|votes = 225
|percentage = 2.3
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
|party = Total
|candidate = Linda Orange (Incumbent)
|votes = 4,984
|percentage = 51.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Joe Broder
|votes = 4,650
|percentage = 48.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 9,634
|percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change |title=Connecticut House of Representatives: General Election 2008: 48th District}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Linda Orange
|votes = 9,238
|percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 9,238
|percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change |title=Connecticut House of Representatives: General Election 2006: 48th District}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Linda Orange
|votes = 6,776
|percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 6,776
|percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}
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Category:People from Colchester, Connecticut
Category:Politicians from Hartford, Connecticut
Category:Deaths from pancreatic cancer in Connecticut
Category:Women state legislators in Connecticut
Category:Democratic Party members of the Connecticut House of Representatives
Category:21st-century American women politicians
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