Linda McMahon

Linda McMahon was CEO of the World Wresting Entertainment from 1997 until her resignation in 2009, a move which coincided with McMahon launching her public bid for the U.S. Senate seat in Connecticut.http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2009/09/wwes-linda-mcmahon-resigns-to-run-for-senate-against-dodd.html McMahon, a Republican, faced Democrat Richard Blumenthal in the 2010 election for Democrat Christopher Dodd's vacated Senate seat.http://usliberals.about.com/od/electionreform/tp/2010SenateRaces.htm Linda McMahon's husband, Vince McMahon, is the chairman of the WWE and assumed CEO duties in his wife's absence. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2009/09/wwes-linda-mcmahon-resigns-to-run-for-senate-against-dodd.html http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/morning-fix/morning-fix-2.html McMahon's run for the Senate was self-financed.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/25/AR2010072502434.html On November 2, 2010, McMahon conceded defeat to her opponent Richard Blumenthal after Blumenthal was declared the projected winner.http://www.nhregister.com/video/media-25912011/linda-mcmahon-concedes-defeat/

Linda Edwards was born on October 4, 1948, and has been married to Vince McMahon since 1966.http://www.linda2010.com/linda-mcmahon/ They have two children, Shane McMahon and Stephanie McMahon-Levesque, and five grandchildren.http://www.linda2010.com/linda-mcmahon/ Linda McMahon's net worth is estimated at $156-$400 million.http://www.ctmirror.org/story/6515/blumenthalmcmahonfinances

The McMahons founded the WWE in 1980. At that time, the company was known as the WWF (World Wrestling Federation). In 1982, Vince McMahon purchased Capital Wrestling Corporation, a company founded by Vince's father. The purchase led to greater coverage and wrestling progressed from being a sport to entertainment.http://www.nyse.com/pdfs/LMcMahonBio.pdf Linda negotiated the first licensing deal in the wrestling industry with a toy company called LJN, which produced the WWE line of toys.http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art54090.asp

McMahon was appointed to the Connecticut State Board of Education in January 2009.http://www.businessinsider.com/connecticut-senator-linda-macmahon-i-dont-think-regulation-is-necessary-2010-9 Despite the negativity surrounding her role in the WWE, she was approved by the Connecticut State Senate 34-1 and the House of Representatives 96-45.http://www.wrestlingnewsworld.com/wwe-news/-linda-mcmahon-board-of-education-update-mvp-at-florida-s-state-fair-macho-man-dvd.phphttp://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1235641046 On April 1, 2010, McMahon resigned from the Board of Education as the state did not allow board members to solicit campaign contributions.http://blogs.courant.com/capitol_watch/2010/04/linda-mcmahon-resigns-from-sta.html

On November 2, 2010, Democrat Richard Blumenthal defeated Linda McMahon for the U.S. Senate seat in Connecticut by eleven percentage points, claiming 55% of the vote.http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2010/results/state/#CT In her concession speech the following day, Linda McMahon stated, "I have spoken with Richard Blumenthal, I told him I promise him my support...I'll be around, I'm not fading into the woodwork. Now its time to support our newly elected officials."http://www.minutemannewscenter.com/articles/2010/11/03/fairfield/news/doc4cd0af8b59572696022808.txt http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/45308/