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Shelley Moore Capito

9th term · 25.7 years in office: 8 full terms completed, 1 in progress.

Senator · WV · Republican · since Jan 2001

Shelley Moore Capito

Bills authored 16Missed votes 4 of 214Party unity 73% derived, how we compute this

Counted from 214 roll calls and 171 sponsorship records on file.

Provisionalunreviewed: stated positions
Stray indexpending review

Who they are · every sentence carries its source

Before the votes, a life.

Shelley Wellons Moore Capito was born in 1953 in Glen Dale, West Virginia, to a father who served as the state's governor and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.Source 3: Wikipedia: Shelley Moore Capito She earned a bachelor's degree in zoology from Duke University and a master's degree from the University of Virginia.Source 3: Wikipedia: Shelley Moore Capito Before entering politics, she worked as a career counselor at West Virginia State University and directed the educational information center for the West Virginia Board of Regents.Source 3: Wikipedia: Shelley Moore Capito

Capito began her political career with two terms in the West Virginia House of Delegates from 1996 to 2000.Source 3: Wikipedia: Shelley Moore Capito She was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2000, serving seven terms before winning election to the U.S. Senate in 2014.Source 3: Wikipedia: Shelley Moore Capito

In their own words

“I have led efforts to try to clean up legacy contamination in order to protect communities that did not cause this pollution, like our water utilities and our farmers, and to ensure that polluters bear the responsibility for the PFAS cleanup. I have helped secure funding to address PFAS contamination in the communities that need it the most, and I have chaired hearing after hearing on PFAS cleanup, disposal, and liability.”

Congressional Record · Aug 5, 2026 · Source

One rule for every member: their most recent dated, linkable statement about themselves.

The path here

  1. 1996-2000

    Served two terms in the West Virginia House of Delegates.Source 3: Wikipedia: Shelley Moore Capito

  2. 2001-2015

    Represented West Virginia's 2nd congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives.Source 3: Wikipedia: Shelley Moore Capito

  3. 2014

    Elected to the United States Senate.Source 3: Wikipedia: Shelley Moore Capito

  4. 2015-present

    Serving as a United States senator from West Virginia.Source 1: Shelley Moore Capito — Biographical Directory of the United States CongressSource 3: Wikipedia: Shelley Moore Capito

Next election: Nov 3, 2026general · in 51 days

98.13% attendance · all roll calls we have ingested

2 sources

  1. 1Shelley Moore Capito — Biographical Directory of the United States Congressbioguideopen source
  2. 3Wikipedia: Shelley Moore Capitowikipediaopen source archived copy
Full record card

The record card · sourced from Bioguide, the Clerk and the FEC

25.7YRS

In office · 9th term · since Jan 2001

We hold certified results for U.S. House seats only.

98.13%

Attendance

senate median 98.13% (100 members)

NOV'26

Next election · general

in 51 days

Figures cover all roll calls we have ingested.

Before Congress

  1. 1996-2000 Served two terms in the West Virginia House of Delegates.
  2. 2001-2015 Represented West Virginia's 2nd congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives.
  3. 2014 Elected to the United States Senate.
  4. 2015-present Serving as a United States senator from West Virginia.
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works chairSenate Committee on AppropriationsSenate Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationSenate Committee on Rules and AdministrationSenate Committee on Appropriations · Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies subcommittee chairSenate Committee on Environment and Public Works · Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight subcommittee ex officioSenate Committee on Environment and Public Works · Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety subcommittee ex officioSenate Committee on Environment and Public Works · Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water subcommittee ex officioSenate Committee on Environment and Public Works · Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee ex officioSenate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation · Aviation, Space, and Innovation subcommitteeSenate Committee on Appropriations · Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies subcommitteeSenate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation · Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy subcommitteeSenate Committee on Appropriations · Department of Defense subcommitteeSenate Committee on Appropriations · Department of Homeland Security subcommitteeSenate Committee on Appropriations · Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies subcommitteeSenate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation · Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety subcommitteeSenate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation · Telecommunications and Media subcommitteeSenate Committee on Appropriations · Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies subcommittee16 bills authored · 1 enacted

Says vs. does · 72 issues in 6 clusters

Stated position vs. voting record.

The dashed shape is what they campaigned on. The solid shape is how they voted. Where the shapes separate, the record differs from the platform. The distance is measured. What it means is up to you.

SaysDoes
  • Economy & taxes: not yet stated; voted 50 of 100 toward FISCAL RESTRAINT.
  • Safety & enforcement: not yet stated; voted 51 of 100 toward STRICTER ENFORCEMENT.
  • Immigration: not yet stated; voted 76 of 100 toward TIGHTER LIMITS.
  • Rights & liberty: not yet stated; voted 55 of 100 toward INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY.
  • Environment & energy: not yet stated; voted 37 of 100 toward CONSERVE & PROTECT.
  • Governance & oversight: not yet stated; voted 31 of 100 toward DISCLOSURE & AUDIT.
Rim = strongest position on each cluster’s named pole · Same scale for every member · How we score ▸

pending review

The stats, cluster by cluster

6 clusters · 72 issues · sorted by gap size

Each rail runs between two positions real bills take. ○ marks what they campaigned on; ▪ marks how they voted. Select a cluster to open its issues.

GapSorted by gap size · How we score ▸

Receipts · recent votes on passage

How they voted.

Money & ties

Who's behind them.

How complete is this money picture?

46%of the money categories we track are publicly disclosed for this member, counting those that lawfully lag.

  • Campaign financeThrough Jun 30, 2026Current · 34%
  • Corporate-PAC shareNot yet derived · 22%
  • Disclosed tradesLagged · 12%
  • Lobbyist meetingsNot disclosed · 32%

Disclosed by the FEC; we have not built the honest derivation — same for every member.

Members must disclose trades within 45 days; this picture is always at least that far behind.

A gap in the disclosure system, not a statement about this member — lobbyist meetings are not federally disclosed for any member of Congress.

Weights are fixed product-wide and disclosed, so this percentage is comparable across members.

Who funds them · 2026 cycle · FEC through Jun 30, 2026

$4.6MTotal raised · 1 ▪ = $125.0K · 37 units, rounded up

  • PAC contributions$1.7M · 36.3%
  • Itemized individual$2.4M · 51.3%
  • Small-dollar (≤$200)$84.2K · 1.8%
  • All other$485.3K · 10.5%
FEC filing totals ↗

Disclosed trades

We hold no disclosed-trade filings for this member. That is a gap in what we have loaded; it does not mean none were filed.

FEC OpenFEC · disclosed trades: House Clerk / Senate filings.

Ideology placement

Economic (dim 1)0.285
Social (dim 2)0.144

Voteview DW-NOMINATE · retrieved Sep 7, 2026 — an external attributed reference, shown as context.

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