Senator · WV · Republican · since Jan 2001

Shelley Moore Capito

Bills authored 16Missed votes 4 of 214Party unity 73% derived

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

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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

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The path here

1996-2000
Served two terms in the West Virginia House of Delegates.^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Shelley Moore Capito}
2001-2015
Represented West Virginia's 2nd congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives.^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Shelley Moore Capito}
2014
Elected to the United States Senate.^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Shelley Moore Capito}
2015-present
Serving as a United States senator from West Virginia.^{Source 1: Shelley Moore Capito — Biographical Directory of the United States Congress}^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Shelley Moore Capito}

Next election: Nov 3, 2026general

98.13% attendance · all roll calls we have ingested

2 sources

1Shelley Moore Capito — Biographical Directory of the United States Congressbioguideopen source
3Wikipedia: Shelley Moore Capitowikipediaopen source archived copy

Full record card

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

25.8YRS

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

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Before Congress

1996-2000 Served two terms in the West Virginia House of Delegates.
2001-2015 Represented West Virginia's 2nd congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives.
2014 Elected to the United States Senate.
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.

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6 clusters · 72 issues · sorted by gap size

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Chips place the record relative to the middle. The number is the distance to the stated position, in points.

Issue pages

Votes by issue.

72 issues · 4 with both halves · 43 with one · 25 with neither

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Receipts · recent votes on passage

How Shelley Moore Capito voted.

Money & ties

Who funds Shelley Moore Capito.

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, 2026Lagged · 34%
Corporate-PAC shareNot yet derived · 22%
Disclosed tradesLagged · 12%
Lobbyist meetingsNot disclosed · 32%

Quarterly FEC filings; totals cover the period ending on the date shown.

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

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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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Civic Herald. “Shelley Moore Capito: voting record, stated positions, funding.” https://civicherald.app/politicians/shelley-moore-capito-C001047.

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