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Shelley Moore Capito (West Virginia)

State Senator • Republican

Role

US Senator

Born

November 26, 1953 (72 years old)

Office

United States

About

Shelley Moore Capito, born on November 26, 1953, in Glen Dale, West Virginia, is a Republican politician serving as the senior United States Senator from West Virginia since 2015. She is the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate from West Virginia and the first Republican to win a full term in the Senate from the state since 1942. Before her tenure in the Senate, Capito represented West Virginia's 2nd congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2001 to 2015. She is the daughter of Arch Moore, a three-term governor of West Virginia.

Education and Political Experience

  • Education:

    • Bachelor of Arts in Zoology from Duke University
    • Master of Education from the University of Virginia

  • Political Experience:

    • Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates
    • U.S. Representative for West Virginia's 2nd congressional district
    • U.S. Senator from West Virginia
    • Chair of the Senate Republican Policy Committee
    • Chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
    • Vice Chair of the Senate Republican Conference

Throughout her career, Senator Capito has focused on issues such as economic development, infrastructure, and education. She has been recognized for her bipartisan approach and commitment to addressing the needs of West Virginians.

Committees

Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Telecommunications and Media

member

Rules and Administration

member

Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Telecommunications and Media

member

Commerce, Science and Transportation

member

Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Aviation, Space and Innovation

member

Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Consumer Protection, Technology and Data Privacy

member

Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines and Safety

member

Appropriations

member

Appropriations Committee Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies

member

Appropriations Committee Defense

member

Appropriations Committee Interior, Environment and Related Agencies

member

Appropriations Committee Homeland Security

member

Appropriations Committee Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies

chair

Appropriations Committee Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies

member

Environment and Public Works Committee Clean Air, Climate and Nuclear Innovation and Safety

ex officio

Environment and Public Works Committee Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice and Regulatory Oversight

ex officio

Environment and Public Works

chair

Environment and Public Works Committee Fisheries, Water and Wildlife

ex officio

Environment and Public Works Committee Transportation and Infrastructure

ex officio