5 Things to Know About Linda McMahon, Trump’s Nominee for Education Secretary

McMahon, a major donor and fundraiser for President-elect Donald Trump’s campaigns, is currently a co-chair of his transition team.

Linda McMahon, the 25th Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, discusses the state of America’s small businesses at a National Press Club headliners luncheon, on May 17. Noel St. John/The National Press Club

President-elect Donald Trump announced on Nov. 19 that he is nominating billionaire Linda McMahon to be his Education Secretary.

“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,” Trump said in a statement.