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'''Linda Marie Edwards-McMahon''' (born October 4, 1948 in New Bern, North Carolina) is an American businesswoman and occasional [[Republican]] political candidate. She was the Republican nominee for the [[United States Senate]] in [[Connecticut]] during the [[2010 Midterm Elections]] and again in [[Senate Elections 2012|2012]]. She served as Chief Executive Officer of [[WWE|World Wrestling Entertainment]], where the company grew from a 13-person operation to a global enterprise with over 500 employees. In 2009, she was appointed by Governor [[Jodi Rell]] to serve on the Connecticut Board of Education. While she is a fiscal conservative, she takes the RINO/liberal position on abortion. She has also stated that she is in favor of repealing [[DOMA]] with regard to federal benefits, but would like to see states make their own decisions with regard to the definition of marriage.<ref>http://ctsenate2012.nhregister.com/2012/10/08/linda-mcmahon-loses-conservative-endorsement-after-changing-doma-stance/</ref> She has an extensive list of followers online in social media and a page full of [http://www.linda2010.com/endorsements/ endorsements] but the [[Tea Party Movement]] is noticeably absent. In December 2016, she was selected to be part of the new [[Trump Administration]] by [[Donald Trump]] to serve as administrator of the Small Business Administration.<ref>[http://www.cnbc.com/2016/12/07/trump-picks-wrestling-magnate-linda-mcmahon-to-lead-small-business-administration.html Trump picks wrestling magnate Linda McMahon to lead Small Business Administration]</ref>

'''Linda Marie Edwards-McMahon''' (born October 4, 1948 in New Bern, North Carolina) is the 25th Administrator of the [[Small Business Administration]] under Republican U.S. President [[Donald Trump]]. She also was an American businesswoman and occasional [[Republican]] political candidate. She was the Republican nominee for the [[United States Senate]] in [[Connecticut]] during the [[2010 Midterm Elections]] and again in [[Senate Elections 2012|2012]]. She served as Chief Executive Officer of [[WWE|World Wrestling Entertainment]], where the company grew from a 13-person operation to a global enterprise with over 500 employees. In 2009, she was appointed by Governor [[Jodi Rell]] to serve on the Connecticut Board of Education. While she is a fiscal conservative, she takes the RINO/liberal position on abortion. She has also stated that she is in favor of repealing [[DOMA]] with regard to federal benefits, but would like to see states make their own decisions with regard to the definition of marriage.<ref>http://ctsenate2012.nhregister.com/2012/10/08/linda-mcmahon-loses-conservative-endorsement-after-changing-doma-stance/</ref> She has an extensive list of followers online in social media and a page full of [http://www.linda2010.com/endorsements/ endorsements] but the [[Tea Party Movement]] is noticeably absent. In December 2016, she was selected to be part of the new [[Trump Administration]] by [[Donald Trump]] to serve as administrator of the Small Business Administration.<ref>[http://www.cnbc.com/2016/12/07/trump-picks-wrestling-magnate-linda-mcmahon-to-lead-small-business-administration.html Trump picks wrestling magnate Linda McMahon to lead Small Business Administration]</ref>

 

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