Shelley Moore Capito
Details
- Party Affiliation
- Republican
- In Office Since
- Jan 1, 2015
- Organization
- United States Federal Government
Federal Roster & Campaign Finance
- Bioguide ID
- C001047
- Chamber
- US Senate
- State
- WV
- Total Receipts (2026)
- $4,624,145
- Total Disbursements
- $2,558,310
- Cash on Hand
- $4,377,201
- Coverage End Date
- Jun 30, 2026
Meetings
No relevant meetings found.
Election History
No election history found.
Recent Bills Sponsored
No bills sponsored by Shelley Moore Capito are on file.
Recent Votes
| Bill | Chamber | Roll call | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stop Insider Trading Act | house | — | Yea |
| Ratepayer Protection Act | house | — | Yea |
| Protect College Sports Act of 2026 HBCU Sports Media and Connectivity Program | senate | — | Yea |
| Protect College Sports Act of 2026 HBCU Sports Media and Connectivity Program | senate | — | Nay |
| Protect College Sports Act of 2026 HBCU Sports Media and Connectivity Program | senate | — | Nay |
Bill title and chamber are the only bill details held for these votes; see Bills for the fuller record. “Roll call” is the upstream roll-call identifier, not a date no vote date is recorded in this dataset.
Biography
Shelley Wellons Moore Capito ( KAP-ih-toh; born November 26, 1953) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from West Virginia. A member of the Republican Party, Capito served from 2001 to 2015 as the U.S. representative from West Virginia's 2nd congressional district. She is the daughter of three-term West Virginia governor and six-term U.S. representative Arch Alfred Moore Jr. Capito was first elected to the Senate in 2014, becoming the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate from West Virginia and the first West Virginia Republican to win a full term in the Senate since 1942. She was reelected in 2020. Capito has chaired the Environment and Public Works Committee since 2025, and is the dean of West Virginia's congressional delegation.
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