Linda McMahon Among Forbes Most Powerful Women In Politics

GREENWICH, CT — Linda McMahon, a Greenwich resident and former CEO of the Stamford-headquartered World Wrestling Entertainment, made headlines when she resigned as head of the federal Small Business Administration earlier this year. Now she is back in the spotlight, as Forbes has named her one of the "Most Powerful Women In Politics" this year.

Here's what Forbes has to say about McMahon:

"Linda McMahon led the Small Business Administration until April, when she resigned from her cabinet position to head up Trump’s reelection super PAC, America First Action. The PAC has raked in $9 million so far in the 2020 cycle—$1 million of which was McMahon’s own money. If its efforts pay off and Trump wins another term, McMahon will have accrued serious clout with the administration come Inauguration Day."

McMahon resigned as head of the SBA on April 12, an opportunity she said was "immensely rewarding." McMahon, an early supporter of President Donald Trump, was one of his first Cabinet appointees.

"While it has truly been the honor of a lifetime to serve our country in this Administration, it is time for me to step down and return to the private sector," McMahon said in a statement released earlier this year. "I wish to thank the President and I will continue to be a strong advocate for him and his policies."

The former WWE executive and Senatorial candidate faced little bipartisan pushback from the United States Senate in her pursuit of the position in early 2017.

McMahon, alongside husband Vince, grew the WWE from a small wrestling organization into a large enterprise with a dedicated national audience.

Read the full Forbes list here.