U.S. SENATE PRIMARY: Linda McMahon, Republican

Born to civil service employees in rural North Carolina, Linda McMahon learned the value of hard work. She and her husband fought back from bankruptcy to create and build an international entertainment company, WWE, that now employs more than 600 people. They have two children and six grandchildren.

The biggest challenge we face as a country is getting our people back to work. Our economy has stagnated for years, and too many people who want to work can't find jobs. Every day, millions of people across our country, including 150,000 right here in Connecticut, wake up without a job to go to. Professional politicians talk a good game, but when it comes to delivering on the promises they make, they fail. I believe it is time for real change. If we truly want to fix the mess in Washington, we cannot keep electing the same professional politicians who created the mess in the first place.