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Shelley Moore Capito | |
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 Official portrait, 2015 | |
| United States Senator from West Virginia | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2015 Serving with Joe Manchin | |
| Preceded by | Jay Rockefeller |
| Vice Chair of the Senate Republican Conference | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2023 | |
| Leader | Mitch McConnell |
| Preceded by | Joni Ernst |
| Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee | |
| Assumed office February 3, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Carper |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from West Virginia's 2nd district | |
| In office January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Bob Wise |
| Succeeded by | Alex Mooney |
| Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from the 30th district | |
| In office December 1, 1996 – December 1, 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Multi-member district |
| Succeeded by | Multi-member district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Shelley Wellons Moore November 26, 1953 Glen Dale, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Charles Capito (m. 1974) |
| Children | 3, including Moore |
| Parent(s) | Arch Moore (father) Shelley Moore (mother) |
| Relatives | Riley Moore (nephew) |
| Education | Duke University (BA) University of Virginia (MEd) |
| Website | Senate website |
Shelley Wellons Moore Capito (/ˈkæpɪtoʊ/ KAP-ih-toh; born November 26, 1953) is an American politician and retired educator serving in her second term as the junior United States senator from West Virginia, a post she has held since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, Capito served seven terms as the U.S. representative from West Virginia's 2nd congressional district from 2001 to 2015. The daughter of three-term West Virginia governor Arch Alfred Moore Jr.,[1] she is the dean of West Virginia's congressional delegation.
Capito was the only Republican in West Virginia's congressional delegation until 2011, and the first Republican woman elected to Congress from West Virginia. She was the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate from West Virginia[2] and the first Republican to win a full term in the Senate from West Virginia since 1942. She was reelected in 2020, defeating Democratic nominee Paula Jean Swearengin, and becoming the first West Virginia Republican reelected to the Senate since 1907.
Since 2021, Capito has served as the ranking member of the Senate Environment Committee. She will become West Virginia's senior senator in January 2025 when Joe Manchin retires from the Senate.[3]
- ^ Livingston, Abby (July 9, 2014). "Shelley Moore Capito Campaigns Amid Father's Complicated Legacy". Roll Call. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
- ^ "West Virginia Senate Election Results: Shelley Moore Capito Is State's First Female Senator". HuffPost. November 5, 2014. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
- ^ Weaver, Al (November 9, 2023). "Manchin won't seek reelection in West Virginia". The Hill. Archived from the original on November 9, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2023.