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Capito has a mixed record on LGBT issues. The Human Rights Campaign gave her a score of 30% in the 113th Congress and 64% in the 114th Congress. She received a 0% score in the 115th Congress and a 10% in the 116th Congress.
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Capito earned her bachelor's degree from Duke University. After earning her M.Ed. from the University of Virginia, Capito was a college counselor and then director of an educational information center. She was the only Republican in the West Virginia congressional delegation until the 2010 elections and is the first Republican woman elected to Cong...
Below is an abbreviated outline of Capito's academic, professional, and political career: 1. 2015-Present: U.S. Senator from West Virginia 2. 2001-2015: Member of the United States House of Representatives from West Virginia 3. 1997-2001: West Virginia House of Delegates 4. 1976: Graduated from the University of Virginia with a M.Ed. 5. 1975: Gradu...
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Like-minded colleagues
The website OpenCongresstracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often. The results include a member from each party.
Ideology and leadership
1. 1.1. See also: GovTrack's Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership ranking Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Capito was a "moderate Republican leader," as of July 21, 2014.This was the same rating Capito received in June 2013.
Lifetime voting record
1. 1.1. See also: Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives According to the website GovTrack,Capito missed 2 of 270 roll call votes from January 2015 to September 2015. This amounts to 0.7 percent, which is better than the median of 1.6 percent among current senators as of September 2015.
Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update. Capito and her husband, Charles L. Capito, have three children. Capito's father, former West Virginia congressman, state legislator and Gov. Arch Alfred Moore Jr., died on January 7, 2015, the day after Capito was sworn into the United States Senate. He was 91 years old. ...
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The 113th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, from January 3, 2013, to January 3, 2015, during the fifth and sixth years of Barack Obama's presidency. It was composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives based on the results of the 2012 ...
She was only the second woman to represent West Virginia in Congress. The first was Elizabeth Kee (1951-65). In the November 2000 election, she won by a narrow margin of about 5,600 votes in a district that covered 20 counties, stretching from the Ohio to the Potomac.
Shelley Moore Capito. @SenCapito. Shelley Wellons Moore Capito is an American politician and retired educator serving as the junior United States senator from West Virginia since 2015. A member of ...
These statistics cover Capito’s record during the 113 th Congress (Jan 3, 2013-Jan 2, 2015) and compare her to other representatives also serving at the end of the session. Last updated on Jan 12, 2015.
Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., was sworn into the 113th Congress Thursday by House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio. “I am humbled and honored to continue to represent West Virginia’s Second District in the U.S. House of Representatives,” Capito said.
