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Linda McMahon
RepublicanSecretary of Education| Age | 77 (b. 1948-10-04) |
| Gender | Female |
| In office since | 2025-01-20 (~1 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | White (Welsh-American descent) |
| Religion | Roman Catholic (converted; raised Baptist) |
| Education | B.A. in French, East Carolina University (1969) |
| Prior occupation | Business executive; co-founder, President (1993) and CEO (1997-2009) of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE/Titan Sports); earlier receptionist/paralegal |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | New Bern, North Carolina |
| Marital status | Married (separated from Vince McMahon since 2024) — Vince McMahon |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Greenwich, Connecticut |
| Notable relatives | Husband Vince McMahon (WWE founder/CEO); children Shane McMahon and Stephanie McMahon (both WWE executives) |
Pending research: languages · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| Previous offices | Member, Connecticut State Board of Education (2009-2010) · Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration (2017-2019) · Republican nominee, U.S. Senate from Connecticut (2010, lost) · Republican nominee, U.S. Senate from Connecticut (2012, lost) |
| Leadership | U.S. Secretary of Education (2025-present) · Co-chair, Trump 2024 transition team · Chair/co-founder, America First Policy Institute (2021) |
| Ideology | Republican; fiscal conservative; advocate of school choice and dismantling/reducing the Department of Education |
Financial
Net worth: disclosed + (2025) · estimate
| TKO Group Holdings (WWE/UFC parent) stock | stock · $50,000,000 · 2025 |
| Ares Management Corp. | private_equity · 2025 |
| University of Connecticut higher-education bonds | other · $1,750,000–$6,500,000 · 2025 |
| Higher-education municipal bonds (University of Arizona, Texas State, UC System, University of Colorado) | other · $1,000,000–$5,000,000 · 2025 |
| North Haven Private Income Fund | fund · 2025 |
| BlackRock Health Sciences Opportunities Fund | fund · 2025 |
Scandals & crimes ledger
pending — WWE 'Ring Boys' Civil Negligence Lawsuit
Eight men who worked as underage 'ring boys' for WWE in the 1980s-90s filed a civil negligence lawsuit in October 2024 in Baltimore County Circuit Court (later removed to federal court) naming Linda McMahon, Vince McMahon, WWE, and TKO Group Holdings as defendants. The suit alleges that the McMahons knew or should have known that ring announcer Mel Phillips and others were sexually abusing the boys and failed to act. The Maryland Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Maryland Child Victims Act of 2023, clearing the way for the suit to proceed. In December 2025, the federal judge denied most motions to dismiss. Claims by John Does 2 and 6 specifically against Linda McMahon are proceeding to discovery as of June 2026. The case has not been adjudicated on the merits.