Linda Marie McMahon is an American professional wrestling executive and government official serving as the Administrator of the Small Business Administration in the Trump Administration.
McMahon was active with WWE from 1980 to 2009. During this time, the company grew from a small regional business in the North East to a large multinational corporation. As President and later CEO of the company, she initiated the company's civic programs, Get REAL and Smackdown Your Vote. She occasionally made on-screen appearances, most notably in a wrestling "feud" with her husband which climaxed at WrestleMania X-Seven. McMahon and her husband became wealthy through WWE's success.
In 2009, McMahon left WWE to run as a Republican for a seat in the United States Senate from Connecticut, but lost to Democratic Party nominee Richard Blumenthal in the general election of 2010. She was the Republican nominee for Connecticut's other Senate seat in the 2012 race, but lost to Democratic Representative Chris Murphy.On December 7, 2016, President-elect Donald Trump announced that he would nominate McMahon to be the Administrator of the Small Business Administration. The Senate confirmation hearing began as scheduled on January 24, 2017. On February 1, 2017, her nomination was approved by the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship on an 18–1 vote. and confirmed by the full Senate on February 14, 2017, with a vote of 81–19.
President-Elect Donald J. Trump Intends to Nominate Linda McMahon to Serve as the Administrator of the Small Business Administration https://greatagain.gov/president-elect-trump-to-nominate-linda-mcmahon-asadministrator-small-business-administration-9d84f8bbb0a1#.6zmdxvucy (December 9, 2016)
