Linda McMahon Named Secretary Of U.S. Department Of Education

GREENWICH, CT — Linda McMahon has been named secretary of the U.S. Department of Education by President-elect Donald Trump.

Trump made the announcement official Tuesday night on his social media platform, Truth Social, after previous reports from CNN said McMahon’s nomination was expected.

“Linda will use her decades of Leadership experience, and deep understanding of both Education and Business, to empower the next Generation of American Students and Workers, and make America Number One in Education in the World. We will send Education BACK TO THE STATES, and Linda will spearhead that effort,” Trump said in a statement.

The longtime Greenwich resident was rumored to join Trump's cabinet since the Nov. 5 election. The decision to have McMahon lead the education department came after Trump tapped Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick to oversee the Commerce Department on Tuesday, CNN reported.

Lutnick and McMahon are both co-chairs of Trump's transition team.

McMahon, 76, served as the administrator of the Small Business Administration from 2017 to 2019 during Trump's first term. She resigned from that post in April 2019 and later became chair of the pro-Trump SuperPAC, America First Action.

McMahon served on the State of Connecticut Board of Education in 2009, and was a member of the Board of Trustees at Sacred Heart University.

In politics, she lost U.S. Senate races in 2010 and 2012 against U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy respectively.

Before her career in public service, McMahon served as the president and CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment, where alongside her husband, Vince, grew the company from a small wrestling organization into a large enterprise with a dedicated worldwide audience.

Trump, who has appeared on WWE programming several times, was enshrined in the WWE Hall of Fame in 2013.

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