WASHINGTON -- Connecticut GOP Senate candidate Linda McMahon, an aggressive proponent of deregulating business in this year's campaign, comes by her sentiments honestly. She was a fervent advocate for exempting her own World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. from restrictions for years, even as it was embroiled in drug and steroid scandals.
State and federal lobbying records show that McMahon, who resigned as WWE chief executive in September 2009, helped in getting WWE removed from under the umbrellas of state athletic commissions, which allowed it to dodge some of the stiff testing standards and fees that states imposed on bona fide athletic leagues. McMahon is running against Democratic Rep. Chris Murphy for the seat of retiring Sen. Joe Lieberman (I).
A lot of attention has been paid to McMahon's federal lobbying efforts, which she once denied even existed, but her state work reveals a longer-running, broader campaign to unshackle WWE from government observers.
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