Linda McMahon
Secretary of Education
Linda Marie McMahon was born in October 1948 in New Bern, North Carolina. She earned an undergraduate degree in French from East Carolina University. She worked as a legal receptionist and a translator and trained as a paralegal.
McMahon founded a sports entertainment company with her husband and oversaw the administrative side of their business. They acquired the World Wrestling Federation when they purchased its parent company from her father-in-law.
McMahon was appointed to the Connecticut Board of Education and was confirmed by the state legislature. She stepped down after one year. She ran unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate in 2010 and 2012. McMahon served as administrator of the Small Business Administration during President Donald Trump’s first term. She later chaired a political action committee.
President Trump nominated McMahon as Secretary of Education in November 2024. The Senate confirmed her and she assumed office in March 2025.
McMahon is separated from Vince, they have two children.
In the News…
U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon visited Hawaii recently, the second-to-last state of her Returning Education to the States Tour. She toured a high school, an elementary school on a Marine Corps base, and a nature-based homeschool co-op.
Secretary McMahon stated, “The 49th state tour stop in Hawaii highlighted the incredible work that happens when education is designed around a community’s specific geography and heritage.“
She continued, “Whether it’s the specialized military support at Mokapu Elementary, the coral resilience research at the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, or the deep cultural preservation at Ka Waihona o Ka Na’auao Hawaiian language immersion school, these uniquely tailored programs reinforce why Washington should never impose a one-size-fits-all model.”
Secretary McMahon added, “States require the autonomy to innovate, and Hawaii is demonstrating that by building classrooms that honor its people and environment.”
Contact this Leader…
Did you pray for Secretary McMahon today? You can let her know at:
The Honorable Linda McMahon, Secretary
Department of Education
400 Maryland Ave SW
Washington, DC 20202
