Linda McMahon

Linda McMahon

Prior offices

Administrator of the Small Business Administration

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Education

Bachelor's

East Carolina University

Personal

Profession

Ceo of World Wrestling Entertainment

Linda McMahon served as the administrator of the Small Business Administration from 2017 to 2019. She was the 25th person to serve in the position.^[1] On December 7, 2016, President Donald Trump chose her as his SBA administrator. On February 14, 2017, the Senate voted 81-19 to confirm McMahon, and she was sworn in on the same day.^{[2] [3]}

On April 12, 2019, McMahon stepped down from her role as the SBA administrator to chair the America First Action PAC.^[4]

The administrator of the Small Business Administration is responsible for overseeing the programs that assist small businesses in obtaining loans and loan guarantees, as well as contracts, counseling sessions, and other forms of assistance.^[5]

McMahon was a a delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Connecticut. She was also a member of the 2016 RNC Rules Committee. In 2012 and 2010, McMahon was a Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from Connecticut.

Biography

McMahon was born in New Bern, North Carolina. She graduated from East Carolina University with a B.S. in French.^[6][7]

Career

Below is an abbreviated outline of McMahon's academic, professional, and political career:^[7]

• February 14, 2017-April 12, 2019: Administrator of the Small Business Administration
• 2016: Delegate to the Republican National Convention from Connecticut and a member of the 2016 RNC Rules Committee
• 2015 - 2017: Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Women's Leadership LIVE
• 2012: U.S. Senate candidate from Connecticut
• 2010: U.S. Senate candidate from Connecticut
• 1974 - 2009: Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (WWE)

Confirmation vote

Senate vote

On February 14, 2017, the Senate voted 81-19 to confirm McMahon as administrator of the Small Business Administration.^[3]

2016 Republican National Convention

See also: Republican National Convention, 2016

McMahon was a delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Connecticut. All 28 delegates from Connecticut were bound by state party rules to support Donald Trump at the convention. As of July 13, 2016, Trump had approximately 1,542 delegates. The winner of the Republican nomination needed the support of 1,237 delegates. Trump formally won the nomination on July 19, 2016.

RNC Rules Committee

See also: RNC Rules Committee, 2016

McMahon was a member of the RNC Rules Committee, a 112-member body responsible for crafting the official rules of the Republican Party, including the rules that governed the 2016 Republican National Convention.^[8]

Appointment process

The convention Rules Committee in 2016 consisted of one male and one female delegate from each state and territorial delegation. The Rules of the Republican Party required each delegation to elect from its own membership representatives to serve on the Rules Committee.

Delegate rules

See also: RNC delegate guidelines from Connecticut, 2016 and Republican delegates from Connecticut, 2016

Delegates from Connecticut to the Republican National Convention were selected by the presidential candidates and approved by the state executive committee of the Connecticut Republican Party in May 2016. Delegates from Connecticut were bound to vote at the convention for the candidate to whom they were allocated based on the results of the state primary election. Delegates were allowed to vote for a different candidate after the first round of voting or if their candidate released them.

Connecticut primary results

See also: Presidential election in Connecticut, 2016

Connecticut Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Delegates
Donald Trump	57.9%	123,484	28
John Kasich	28.4%	60,503	0
Ted Cruz	11.7%	24,978	0
Ben Carson	0.8%	1,731	0
Other	1.3%	2,676	0
Totals		213,372	28
Source: The New York Times and Connecticut Secretary of State

Delegate allocation

See also: 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules

Connecticut had 28 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 15 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's five congressional districts). Connecticut's district delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the candidate who won a plurality of the vote in a district received all of that district's delegates. If a candidate won more than 50 percent of the statewide primary vote, he or she received all of the state's district delegates.^[9][10]

Of the remaining 13 delegates, 10 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; a candidate had to win at least 20 percent of the statewide primary vote in order to be eligible to receive any of the state's at-large delegates. If a candidate won more than 50 percent of the statewide vote, he or she received all of the state's at-large delegates. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention.^[9][10]

Elections

2012

See also: United States Senate elections in Connecticut, 2012

McMahon was a 2012 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from Connecticut. McMahon defeated Chris Shays in the Republican primary. She faced Chris Murphy (D) and Paul Passarelli (R) in the general election on November 6, 2012. She was defeated by Murphy.^[11][12]

U.S. Senate, Connecticut General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Christopher Murphy	54.8%	828,761
	Republican	Linda McMahon	43.1%	651,089
	Libertarian	Paul Passarelli	1.7%	25,045
	N/A	Write-ins	0.5%	6,869
Total Votes				1,511,764
Source: U.S. House Clerk "2012 Election Statistics"

U.S. Senate, Connecticut Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Linda McMahon	72.7%	83,747
Christopher Shays	27.3%	31,445
Total Votes		115,192

Polls

Campaign finance summary

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2010

On November 2, 2010, Richard Blumenthal (D) won election to the United States Senate. He defeated McMahon (R), Warren B. Mosler (I), John Mertens (I), Brian K. Hill (I), Jeff Russel (I), Rodd Vachon (I), Jay J. Giles (I), John Traceski (I), Matthew Coleman( (I), Working Families (I), and Dave Olszta (I) in the general election.^[13]

United States Senate, Connecticut General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Richard Blumenthal Incumbent	52.5%	605,204
	Republican	Linda E. McMahon	43.2%	498,341
	Independent	Working Families	2.7%	30,836
	Independent	Warren B. Mosler	1%	11,275
	Ct. for Lieberman	John Mertens	0.6%	6,735
	Independent	Brian K. Hill	0%	559
	Independent	Jeff Russell	0%	45
	Independent	Todd Vachon	0%	45
	Independent	Carl E. Vassar	0%	31
	Independent	Jay J. Giles	0%	17
	Independent	John Traceski	0%	15
	Independent	Matthew Coleman	0%	7
	Independent	Dave Olszta	0%	5
Total Votes				1,153,115

Personal

Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update.
When she served as SBA administrator, McMahon and her husband Vince had two children, Shane and Stephanie.^[6]

See also

• Donald Trump potential high-level administration appointments
• U.S. Small Business Administration

External links

• Small Business Administration website

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