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 announced that the University of Pennsylvania is resolving violations of Title IX by restoring records and titles to female athletes that had been awarded to biological males competing as transgender.
Secretary McMahon said, “UPenn, one of the most well-known offenders of Title IX, has agreed to change its athletics policy to ensure that no female athlete will ever compete against, or suffer the indignity of being forced to share an intimate facility with, a biological male.”
She continued, “The university will be sending a personal apology to every female athlete who was forced to compete against a man. They will also be removing all records set by a man in a women’s sports competition.”
“This is a major accomplishment and a milestone in our fight to restore sanity, fairness, and integrity to women’s sports,” the education secretary added. “The idea of keeping men out of women’s sports is a simple one. It’s based in common sense.”
Contact this Leader…
Did you pray for Secretary McMahon today? You can let him know at:
The Honorable Linda McMahon, Secretary
Department of Education
400 Maryland Ave SW
Washington, DC 20202
