Discover the defining moments in the early life of Linda McMahon. From birth to education, explore key events.
Linda McMahon is an American politician and business executive. A Republican, she served as the 25th Administrator of the Small Business Administration from 2017 to 2019. Since 2025, she has held the position of the 13th United States Secretary of Education. Before her political career, McMahon was a prominent figure in the professional wrestling industry.
On October 4, 1948, Linda Marie Edwards (later McMahon) was born. She would become a business executive, politician, and wrestling executive, later serving as the U.S. Secretary of Education.
On August 26, 1966, Linda Edwards, at age 17, married Vince McMahon, who was 21.
In 1966, Linda McMahon enrolled at East Carolina University to pursue a bachelor's degree in French to become a teacher.
From 1968 to 1971, Vince McMahon worked as a traveling cup salesman before joining his father's company.
In 1969, the McMahons relocated to Gaithersburg, Maryland. Linda McMahon then worked at a corporate law firm as a receptionist and in other legal roles.
From 1968 to 1971, Vince McMahon worked as a traveling cup salesman before joining his father's company, the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF).
In 1976, Linda and Vince McMahon's daughter, Stephanie McMahon, was born.
In 1976, after business failures including financing Evel Knievel's Snake River Canyon Jump, Linda McMahon and her husband filed for bankruptcy while she was pregnant with Stephanie.
In 1979, Vince McMahon started promoting wrestling events at the Cape Cod Coliseum.
In 1980, Linda McMahon, with her husband Vince McMahon, founded Titan Sports, Inc., which later became World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. She served as president and later CEO.
In 1983, the McMahons moved to Greenwich, Connecticut.
On May 3, 1999, Linda McMahon debuted on WWF TV during the Corporate Ministry storyline, on the episode of Raw during the Attitude Era.
In May 2007, Linda McMahon was the keynote speaker at the Girl Scout Council of Southwestern Connecticut's Women of Achievement Leadership Breakfast.
On September 16, 2009, Linda McMahon resigned from her position as CEO of WWE to run as a Republican for a seat in the United States Senate from Connecticut.
In 2009, Linda McMahon left World Wrestling Entertainment to run as a Republican for a seat in the United States Senate from Connecticut.
In 2021, Linda McMahon became the founding chairwoman of the America First Policy Institute.
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