Linda Orange
Linda Orange is a former Democratic member of the Connecticut House of Representatives, representing District 48 from 1997 to 2019. She passed away due to complications from pancreatic cancer on November 20, 2019.[1]
Biography
Orange's professional experience included working as a justice of the peace, legislative assistant to the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1991 to 1995, and clerk of the Public Health Committee in 1993.
She was a member of the Colchester Democratic Town Committee, Backus Hospital Board of Corporators, Colchester Democratic Women's Club, and the East Haddam Historical Society, an honorary member of the Colchester Hayward Volunteer Fire Department, and an associate member of the Connecticut National Guard.[2]
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Orange was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Connecticut committee assignments, 2017 |
|---|
| • General Law |
| • Legislative Management |
| • Public Safety and Security, Vice chair |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Orange served on the following committees:
| Connecticut committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Appropriations |
| • General Law |
| • Legislative Management |
| • Public Safety and Security |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Orange served on the following committees:
| Connecticut committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Appropriations |
| • General Law |
| • Legislative Management |
| • Public Safety and Security |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Orange served on these committees:
| Connecticut committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Appropriations |
| • Human Services |
| • Legislative Management |
| • Public Safety and Security |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Orange served on these committees:
| Connecticut committee assignments, 2009 |
|---|
| • Appropriations |
| • Human Services |
| • Legislative Management |
| • Public Safety and Security |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2018
In addition to running as a Democratic Party candidate, Orange cross-filed to also run with the Working Families Party in 2018.[3]
General election
General election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 48
Incumbent Linda Orange defeated Mark DeCaprio in the general election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 48 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Linda Orange (D) | 55.1 | 6,029 |
 | Mark DeCaprio (R) | 44.9 | 4,915 | |
| Total votes: 10,944 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Connecticut House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 7, 2016.
Incumbent Linda Orange defeated Evan Evans in the Connecticut House of Representatives District 48 general election.[4]
| Connecticut House of Representatives, District 48 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Linda Orange Incumbent |
55.96% | 6,702 | |
| Republican | Evan Evans | 44.04% | 5,275 | |
| Total Votes | 11,977 | |||
| Source: Connecticut Secretary of the State | ||||
Incumbent Linda Orange ran unopposed in the Connecticut House of Representatives District 48 Democratic primary.
| Connecticut House of Representatives, District 48 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Linda Orange Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Evan Evans ran unopposed in the Connecticut House of Representatives District 48 Republican primary.
| Connecticut House of Representatives, District 48 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Evan Evans (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Connecticut House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on August 12, 2014, and a general election on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 10, 2014. Incumbent Linda A. Orange defeated Jason Paul in the Democratic primary and defeated Evan Evans (R), who filed to run after the primary, in the general election.[5][6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Linda A. Orange Incumbent |
53.4% | 4,688 | |
| Republican | Evan Evans | 40.4% | 3,544 | |
| Working Families | Linda A. Orange Incumbent |
6.2% | 547 | |
| Total Votes | 8,779 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Linda Orange Incumbent |
69.8% | 724 |
| Jason Paul | 30.2% | 313 |
| Total Votes | 1,037 | |
2012
Orange ran in the 2012 election for Connecticut House of Representatives District 48. Orange ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on August 14, 2012. She defeated Stan Soby (R) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[8][9][10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Linda A. Orange Incumbent |
60.6% | 6,607 | |
| Republican | Stan Soby | 39.4% | 4,292 | |
| Total Votes | 10,899 | |||
2010
Orange won re-election to the 48th District seat in 2010. She defeated Joe Broder (R) in the November 2 general election.
| Connecticut House of Representatives, District 48 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Linda Orange (D)
|
4,759 | |||
| Joe Broder (R) | 4,650 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Orange won re-election to the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 48th District. Orange ran unopposed in the general election, receiving 9,238 votes.
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See also
- Connecticut House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Connecticut State Legislature
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 2018
- Connecticut state legislative districts
External links
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- Profile from Open States
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions via Follow the Money
Footnotes
- ↑ Connecticut Mirror, "Rep. Linda Orange succumbs to cancer," November 20, 2019
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Orange
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "2018 List of Candidates," accessed October 29, 2018
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of the State, "Election Night Reporting, 2016 General Election," accessed December 14, 2016
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed July 15, 2014
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Official primary and general election results," accessed November 26, 2014
- ↑ The CT Mirror, "Unofficial primary election results," accessed August 12, 2014
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Candidate list," accessed June 19, 2012
- ↑ CBS Connecticut, "2012 Primary Results," August 14, 2012
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Election Results 2012" accessed November 21, 2012
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| Preceded by ' |
Connecticut State House District 48 1997–2019 |
Succeeded by Brian Smith (D) |
