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Shelley Wellons Moore Capito ( / ˈkæpɪtoʊ / KAP-ih-toh; born November 26, 1953) is an American politician and retired educator serving in her second term as the junior United States senator from West Virginia, a post she has held since 2015.
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May 12, 2024 · Shelley Moore Capito is an American politician who was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate in 2014 and began representing West Virginia the following year. She was the first woman from the state to be elected senator. Capito previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives (2001–15).
A lifelong West Virginian herself, Senator Capito was born in Glen Dale in the Northern Panhandle. She holds a B.S. in Zoology from Duke University and a M.Ed. from the University of Virginia. She and her husband Charles L. Capito Jr. reside in Charleston.
Nov 4, 2020 · CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Shelley Moore Capito has become the first West Virginia Republican to be reelected to the U.S. Senate in more than a century. Capito on Tuesday defeated progressive Democrat Paula Jean Swearengin, a coal miner’s daughter who lacked statewide political experience.
After representing West Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House for 14 years (2001 to 2015), Shelley Moore Capito became the first female elected to represent West Virginia in the U.S. Senate in 2014. In her historic victory, she won all 55 counties and received over 62% of the vote.
Feb 11, 2019 · Capito, managing director and complex manager for the Wells Fargo Advisors office in Charleston, was appointed by Gov. Jim Justice to replace Charleston attorney and former Board Chair Tom Flaherty, who was not eligible for reappointment.
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Nov 5, 2014 · Republican Rep. Shelley Moore Capito breaks a West Virginia glass ceiling, becoming the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate from the Mountain State.
