Life is full of challenges, and Linda McMahon faced many. Discover key struggles and how they were overcome.
Linda McMahon is an American politician and business executive. She is the current U.S. Secretary of Education since 2025. Prior to this role, she served as the Administrator of the Small Business Administration from 2017 to 2019. McMahon is also known for her prior career as a professional wrestling promoter. She is a member of the Republican Party.
In 1976, Linda McMahon and her husband filed for bankruptcy after a series of failed business ventures.
In 1989, Linda McMahon directed Pat Patterson to fire on-call physician George Zahorian and inform him of imminent legal charges related to steroid distribution.
In 1992, the WWE ring boy scandal occurred, in which multiple WWE personnel either resigned or were dismissed after being accused of sexually assaulting young boys. This scandal later resulted in a lawsuit against Linda McMahon in October 2024.
In 2006, documents stated that 75 WWE wrestlers, or approximately 40 percent, had tested positive for drug use, most commonly for steroids.
Following the murder-suicide of Chris Benoit in 2007, the Oversight and Government Reform Committee investigated steroid usage in the wrestling industry, including WWE, and the McMahons testified.
In 2009, WWE laid off workers, which became a point of criticism during Linda McMahon's 2010 Senate campaign.
During Linda McMahon's 2010 campaign, Blumenthal's campaign criticized her and WWE for accepting tax credits while laying off workers in 2009.
In 2010, Linda McMahon, running as a Republican, lost the general election for a Senate seat from Connecticut to Democrat Richard Blumenthal.
In 2010, during Linda McMahon's campaign for Senate, the 1989 memo directing the firing of a physician became known as the "Tip-Off Memo" and was used against her politically.
In 2012, Linda McMahon was the Republican nominee for Connecticut's other Senate seat but lost to Democrat Chris Murphy.
In October 2024, Linda McMahon was named as a defendant in a lawsuit accusing her, her husband, and the WWE of negligence regarding the ring boy scandal. The lawsuit alleged the McMahons fostered a culture of sexual abuse within the WWE.
In December 2024, a federal judge paused the lawsuit in which Linda McMahon was named as a defendant, pending the outcome of a legal challenge to a state law that could impact the case.
In February 2025, the lawsuit in which Linda McMahon was named as a defendant was allowed to proceed after being paused.
In April 2025, Linda McMahon filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit in which she was named as a defendant. She has denied the claims in the lawsuit.
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