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Shelley Moore Capito
Official portrait, 2015
United States Senator from West Virginia
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2015
Serving with Joe Manchin
Preceded by
Jay Rockefeller
Vice Chair of the Senate Republican Conference
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2023
Leader
Mitch McConnell
Preceded by
Joni Ernst
Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
Incumbent
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
(1953-11-26) November 26, 1953 (age 70) 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 Moore Capito's voice
Shelley Moore Capito on her support for the Electoral Count Reform Act Recorded September 27, 2022
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.
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