Linda McMahon, a professional wrestling promoter and husband to Vince McMahon, the founder of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), has been named as Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Education. This position would lead the federal Department of Education.

McMahon was born in 1948 and in 1980 cofounded Titan Sports, now known as WWE, with her husband. She became CEO in 1997 until 2009. She ran for the U.S. Senate as a Republican in 2010 and 2012 and lost both times to the Democratic nominees.

Following Donald Trump’s election, she was named the Administrator for the Small Business Administration, which she served until 2019 to chair a pro-Trump Political Actional Committee.

Although previously serving as the SBA Administrator, McMahon’s resume includes little to no education experience. She briefly served on Connecticut’s Board of Education for one year in 2009, which itself faced controversy at the time.

When filling out a questionnaire for her position on the board, McMahon falsely stated that she had a degree in education.

Trump has repeatedly stated that when elected he will close the Department of Education, and “bring education back to the states.”

Although unlikely to be able to abolish the department, which would need an act from Congress, Trump still can cripple the department either by slashing its budget or significantly reducing the number of civil servants. Trump, through his policy, would be able to reduce the role of the department.

McMahon will likely have a critical role in Trump’s policy surrounding education, a statement by Trump on her nomination puts school choice as an important aspect of this.

“Linda has been a fierce advocate for parents’ rights,” Trump said. “Working hard at both AFPI and America First Works (AFW) to achieve Universal School Choice in 12 States, giving children the opportunity to receive an excellent education, regardless of zip code or income.”

Universal school choice has been a major point of Trump’s education policy in both his first term and his platform this election year. 

McMahon also until recently faced a lawsuit for enabling the sexual abuse of children in the WWE, the lawsuit was paused pending a ruling by the Maryland Supreme Court on the constitutionality of the law she is being sued under.

McMahon will still need to be confirmed by the Senate following Trump’s inauguration in January.