Linda Collins

Linda Collins
Member of the Arkansas Senate
from the 19th district
In office
January 12, 2015 – January 14, 2019
Preceded byDavid Wyatt
Succeeded byJames Sturch
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
from the 80th district
In office
January 10, 2011 – January 14, 2013
Preceded byDavid Cook
Succeeded byCharlene Fite
Personal details
Born(1962-04-17)April 17, 1962
DiedMay 28, 2019(2019-05-28) (aged 57)
Pocahontas, Arkansas, U.S.
PartyRepublican (2011–2019)
Other political
affiliations
Democratic (until 2011)
SpousePhilip Smith (div. 2018)
Children2
ProfessionHotelier
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Linda F. Collins (April 17, 1962 – May 28, 2019; known as Linda Collins-Smith until her divorce) was an American businesswoman and politician who served a single term from 2015 to 2019 as a Republican member of the Arkansas Senate.

On June 4, 2019, she was found stabbed to death. Rebecca Lynn O'Donnell, a former campaign worker, was convicted of the murder.