Linda McMahon

Linda McMahon REPRepublican

25th Administrator of the Small Business Administration and professional wrestling magnate

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Linda McMahonREPRepublican 25th Administrator of the Small Business Administration and professional wrestling magnate
74
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CTResidence (state)

Linda Marie McMahon (née Edwards; October 4, 1948) is an American political executive, retired professional wrestler, executive, and performer. She served as the 25th administrator of the Small Business Administration from 2017 to 2019. McMahon, along with her husband, Vince McMahon, founded sports entertainment company Titan Sports, Inc. (today WWE) where she worked as the president and later CEO from 1980 to 2009. During this time, the company grew from a small regional business in the northeast to a large multinational corporation. Among other things, she initiated the company's civic programs, Get REAL and Smackdown Your Vote. She gave occasional on-screen performances, most notably in a feud with her husband that culminated at WrestleMania X-Seven. In 2009, McMahon left the WWE to run for a seat in the United States Senate from Connecticut as a Republican, but lost to Democrat Richard Blumenthal in the 2010 general election. She was the Republican nominee for Connecticut's other Senate seat in the 2012 race, but lost to Democrat Chris Murphy. On December 7, 2016, Donald Trump (president-elect at the time) announced that he would nominate McMahon to be Administrator of the Small Business Administration.

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Campaign Funding

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-$266,000
Total Raised
$65,781
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Cash on Hand
Financial Data Source: Center for Responsive Politics
Education4 - 4 of 2
East Carolina University
Havelock High School
Past Positions1 - 2 of 2
Experience
Connecticut Board of Education
2009
Former Chief Executive Officer
World Wrestling Entertainment
Other Experience1 - 6 of 6
Member
National Advisory Council, Make-A-Wish Foundation
2005
Member
Board of Trustees/Executive Committee, Sacred Heart University
2004 - Current
Board Member
Vince and Linda McMahon Family Foundation
Board Member
Close Up Foundation, present
Chair
Institutional Advancement Committee, Sacred Heart University, present
Founder
Get R.E.A.L. Educational and Literacy Programs