Linda McMahon
| Linda McMahon | ||
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| Candidate for | ||
| U.S. Senate, Connecticut | ||
| Party | Republican | |
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | East Carolina University | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | October 4, 1948 | |
| Place of birth | New Bern, North Carolina | |
| Profession | Former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment | |
| Websites | ||
| Campaign website | ||
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Linda McMahon was a 2012 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from Connecticut.
McMahon spent more than $100 million of her own money in trying to win a Senate seat in 2010 and 2012. That sum is the most anyone has ever spent of their own funds in trying to win a federal race. The previous leader was Ross Perot, who spent $72 million of his money in the 1992 and 1996 presidential elections.[1]
Biography
Born in New Bern, North Carolina, McMahon graduated from East Carolina University with a Bachelor of Science in French. [2]
Career
McMahon was the former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment.[2] She stepped down from this position in 2009.[2]
Issues
Campaign themes
2012
McMahon's campaign website listed the following issues:[3]
- Middle-Class Tax Cut
- Excerpt: "Cut the middle-class rate from 25% to 15%. This will move brackets to 10%, 15%, 28%, 33%, and 35%. Projected top end for the 15% bracket in 2013 would be about $86,000 for a single person and $143,000 for a married couple. Eliminate capital gains Tax for middle class."
- Level the Playing Field
- Excerpt: "Create a 25% top bracket for all business income, thereby reducing taxes on businesses and entrepreneurs. As suggested in the President’s National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, we should reduce the federal corporate income tax rate."
- End Job-Killing Regulations
- Excerpt: "The annual cost of regulation – $1.75 trillion, according to the Small Business Administration – is greater than the total of all income taxes collected last year. It equates to approximately $15,500 per household in 2011 dollars without accounting for the cost of all the new regulations added since 2008."
- End Reckless Washington Spending
- Excerpt: "With the most recent debt ceiling increase, the nation's borrowing limit jumped to $16.394 trillion. An individual's share will be $52,402.28, give or take, which comes out to about $210,000 for a family of four. If the American household can do it, surely the federal government can find a way to save 1% -- just one penny for every dollar."
- Empower a Skilled Workforce
- Excerpt: "The United States continues to face an economic crisis, and America's families are suffering. The national unemployment rate remains high, while our country sinks deeper into debt. Many have sought to refocus attention on innovative ways to put people back to work. We must be willing to consider every responsible step that can be taken to encourage and accelerate employment in this country, now and in the future."
Elections
2012
McMahon ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. Senate, representing Connecticut. McMahon defeated Chris Shays in the Republican primary. [4] She faced Chris Murphy (D) and Paul Passarelli (R) in the general election on November 6, 2012. She was defeated by Chris Murphy.[5]
2010
On November 2, 2010, Richard Blumenthal won election to the United States Senate. He defeated Linda E. 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.[6]
| 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 | |||
Polls
2012
| Christopher Murphy v. Linda McMahon | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Response | Public Policy Polling
(July 26-29, 2012) | Rasmussen Reports (August 21, 2012) | Quinnipiac University (August 22-26, 2012) | Rasmussen Reports (October 9, 2012) | Siena Research Institute (October 17, 2012) | RealClearPolitics (October 15-17, 2012) | Qunnipiac University (October 24, 2012) | Rasmussen Reports (October 29, 2012) | Average | |||||
| Christopher S. Murphy | 50% | 46% | 49% | 51% | 46% | 44% | 49% | 51% | 48.25% | |||||
| Linda McMahon | 42% | 49% | 46% | 46% | 44% | 44% | 43% | 45% | 44.875% | |||||
| Undecided/Other candidate | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 8% | 12% | 8% | 4% | 6.625% | |||||
| Number polled | 771 | 500 | 1,472 | 500 | 552 | 625 | 500 | 615 | ||||||
| Margin of error | +/-3.5 | +/-4.5% | +/-2.6% | +/-4.5% | +/-4.2% | +/-4% | +/-4.5% | 3.48% | ||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org | ||||||||||||||
| Connecticut's Republican Senate Primary Candidates | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Response | Quinnipiac University Poll
(May 29-June 3, 2012) | Public Policy Polling
(July 26-29, 2012) | Average | |||||||||||
| Linda McMahon | 59% | 68% | 63.5% | |||||||||||
| Chris Shays | 30% | 20% | 25% | |||||||||||
| Number polled | 1,408 | 771 | 1,089.5 | |||||||||||
| Margin of error | +/-2.6 | +/-4.9% | 3.75% | |||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org | ||||||||||||||
Campaign donors
2012
McMahon did not win election to the U.S. Senate in 2012. During that election cycle, McMahon's campaign committee raised a total of $50,302,456 and spent $49,496,249.[7]
| U.S. Senate, Connecticut, 2012 - Linda McMahon Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Total Raised | $50,302,456 |
| Total Spent | $49,496,249 |
| Total Raised by Election Winner | $10,543,456 |
| Total Spent by Election Winner | $10,436,219 |
| Top contributors to Linda McMahon's campaign committee | |
| Morgan Stanley | $31,050 |
| General Electric | $24,250 |
| Ott International | $15,000 |
| Thor Industries | $12,500 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | $11,231 |
| Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee | |
| Securities & Investment | $109,717 |
| Retired | $81,400 |
| Misc Business | $54,935 |
| Misc Manufacturing & Distributing | $46,500 |
| Misc Finance | $42,550 |
Personal
McMahon lives in Greenwich, Connecticut with her husband of 45 years, Vince. They have two adult children, Shane and Stephanie, and six grandchildren. [2]
External links
References
- ↑ New York Times "Personal Cost for 2 Senate Bids: $100 Million," November 2, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Linda for Senate 2012 "About Linda" Accessed January 10, 2012
- ↑ Campaign website, Linda's Plan
- ↑ Danbury Patch "Boughton endorses McMahon for Senate," Accessed January 4, 2012
- ↑ ABC News "2012 General Election Results"
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010"
- ↑ Open Secrets "Linda McMahon 2012 Election Cycle," Accessed March 19, 2013
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