What is Linda Collins-Smith?
'''Linda F. Collins-Smith''' (December 31, 1961&nbsp;– {{Circa}} June 4, 2019) was an [[Americans|American]] businesswoman and politician. She was a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the [[Arkansas Senate]] from 2015 through 2019 and before was a member of the [[Arkansas House of Representatives]] from 2011 to 2013. She was born in [[Pocahontas, Arkansas]]. ==Assassination== On June 4, 2019, a [[decomposing]] body was found in a blanket outside Collins-Smith's home in Pocahontas, with stab wounds.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.magnoliareporter.com/news_and_business/regional_news/article_3d2ea538-8749-11e9-b009-3367fa47434f.html|title = Former state senator found dead from gunshot wound|work = Magnolia Reporter|date = June 4, 2019|access-date = June 5, 2019}}</ref> On June 6, police announced the body was Collins-Smith. They did not confirm a cause of death.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/arkansas-state-senator-linda-collins-smith-death-homicide-state-police-today-2019-06-06/|title=Arkansas police investigating former state senator's death as a homicide|website=www.cbsnews.com}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{CongLinks | congbio= | votesmart=119175 | fec= | congress=}}<!-- Links formerly displayed via the CongLinks template: * [http://ballotpedia.org/Linda_Collins-Smith Biography] at [[Ballotpedia]] * [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/uniquecandidate.phtml?uc=140533 Financial information (state office)] at the National Institute for Money in State Politics * --> {{DEFAULTSORT:Collins-Smith, Linda}} [[Category:1961 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths by firearm in the United States]] [[Category:State legislators of the United States]] [[Category:Businesspeople from Arkansas]] [[Category:Politicians from Arkansas]] [[Category:Republican Party (United States) politicians]] {{US-bio-stub}}