She resigned a year later to begin her first of two unsuccessful campaigns to represent Connecticut in the U.S. Senate. McMahon previously led the Small Business Administration during President Donald Trump’s first term,

The Senate confirmed Connecticut’s Linda McMahon to lead the Department of Education. McMahon previously served as the head of the Small Business Administration during Trump’s first term. Now, she will be working with him to wind down the education department,

The U.S. Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of Education, even as the department’s future existence remains uncertain. Lawmakers voted 51-45 to approve Linda McMahon, who led the Small Business Administration in Trump’s first term and is a long-time advocate of school choice.

The Senate has confirmed Linda McMahon as the new secretary of education in the Donald Trump Administration. Linda McMahon, who served as the head of the Small Business Administration for a brief time during the first time Donald Trump Administration,

Former WWE CEO Linda McMahon has been confirmed as the US Secretary of Education, with the Senate voting 51-45 in her favor. Nominated by convicted felon Donald Trump in November, McMahon previously served as head of the Small Business Administration and later as chairwoman of the pro-Trump Super PAC,

The Senate voted 51-45 on Monday to confirm Linda McMahon as Education secretary to lead a department that President Donald Trump has instructed her to dismantle and eventually close. Republicans were unanimous in their support for McMahon while no Democrats backed her confirmation.

The former wrestling mogul will become the nation's 13th secretary of education, and she has pledged to be its last.

Wrestling Executive on Conn. Board The chief executive of World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. has garnered a spot on the Connecticut board of education. Linda McMahon was nominated by Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell to a seat on the 11-member board and approved last month by state lawmakers. (March 2, 2009)

Education Secretary Linda McMahon has released what she calls the "final mission" for the Department of Education, as the Trump administration appears to be laying the groundwork for the agency's dismantling.

Incoming Education Sec. Linda McMahon aims to "send education back to the states and empower all parents to choose an excellent education”

North Carolina native Linda McMahon testified two weeks ago before a Senate committee that she supported President Donald Trump’s campaign promise to close the Department of Education. Knowing that, the U.S. Senate confirmed McMahon’s nomination for education secretary Monday night in a 51-to-45 vote.

Linda McMahon, the longtime president and CEO of WWE, is now the Secretary of Education, with the express mission to shut the department down.