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[[File:LindaMcMahon.jpg|right|150px]]
{{Officeholder
|name=Linda McMahon
|image=Linda McMahon official portrait.jpg
|party=[[Republican]]
|spouse=[[Vince McMahon]]
|religion=Catholic
|offices=
{{Officeholder/secretary (cabinet)
|of=Education
|state=
|number=
|deputy=
|governor=
|president=[[Donald Trump]]
|terms=March 3, 2025
|preceded=[[Miguel Cardona]]
|former=N
|succeeded=
}}
{{Officeholder/misc
|office=25th Administrator of the [[Small Business Administration]]
|terms=February 14, 2017 – April 12, 2019
|preceded=Maria Contreras-Sweet
|former=y
|succeeded=Jovita Carranza
}}
}}
[[File:LindaMcMahon.jpg|thumb|150px|Earlier photo of McMahon]]
'''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.
'''Linda Marie Edwards-McMahon''' (born October 4, 1948,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100224071836/http://corporate.wwe.com/company/bios/le_mcmahon.jsp «Biography for Linda McMahon»], Feb 24, 2010</ref> 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 Party|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>[https://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>
==External Links==
In 2024, McMahon has been nominated by [[Donald Trump]] to be [[Secretary of Education]].
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.linda2010.com/ Campaign Website]
*[http://www.linda2010.com/ Campaign Website]
*[http://www.facebook.com/lindamcmahon?v=app_6009294086 Facebook page]
*[https://www.facebook.com/lindamcmahon?v=app_6009294086 Facebook page]
*[http://twitter.com/lindaforsenate Twitter page]
*[https://twitter.com/lindaforsenate Twitter page]
*[http://www.youtube.com/LindaMcMahon2010 YouTube channel]
*[https://www.youtube.com/LindaMcMahon2010 YouTube channel]
*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/LindaMcMahon Flickr page]
*[https://www.flickr.com/photos/LindaMcMahon Flickr page]
*[http://www.linkedin.com/in/LindaMcMahon LinkedIn page]
*[https://www.linkedin.com/in/LindaMcMahon LinkedIn page]
*[http://www.myspace.com/LindaForSenate MySpace page]
*[http://www.myspace.com/LindaForSenate MySpace page]
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[[Category:Republican Party]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:2010 Midterm Elections]]
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[[Category:World Wrestling Entertainment]]
[[Category:World Wrestling Entertainment]]
[[Category:Trump Cabinet]]