The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee advanced the nomination of Linda McMahon to be Education secretary by a party-line vote of 12-11 on Thursday.
McMahon, who appears to be on a path to likely confirmation, served as head of the Small Business Administration in the first Trump administration and was CEO of the wrestling entertainment company WWE.
Ahead of the vote, HELP Chair Bill Cassidy, R-La., praised the nominee’s previous experience, saying it would prepare her for the job.
