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Shelley Moore Capito
Shelley Moore Capito | |
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 Official portrait, 2015 | |
| Chair of the Senate Republican Policy Committee | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2025 | |
| Leader | John Thune |
| Preceded by | Joni Ernst |
| Chair of the Senate Environment Committee | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Carper |
| Vice Chair of the Senate Republican Conference | |
| In office January 3, 2023 – January 3, 2025 | |
| Leader | Mitch McConnell |
| Preceded by | Joni Ernst |
| Succeeded by | James Lankford |
| Ranking Member of the Senate Environment Committee | |
| In office February 3, 2021 – January 3, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Carper |
| Succeeded by | Sheldon Whitehouse |
| United States Senator from West Virginia | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Jay Rockefeller |
| 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 |
| Relatives | Arch Moore (father) Shelley Moore (mother) 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 senior 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, she is the dean of West Virginia's congressional delegation, having served in Congress since 2001.[1]
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 became West Virginia's senior senator when Joe Manchin retired from the Senate on January 3, 2025.[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.
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