Shelley Moore Capito was elected by the people of West Virginia to the United
States Senate in 2014, and re-elected in 2020. Shelley became the first female
Senator in West Virginia’s history and in 2020, was reelected with the largest
margin of victory for a Republican in state history—winning more than 70% of the
vote and all 55 counties, surpassing the previous mark she set in 2014 when she
won more than 62% of the vote and all 55 counties.
After serving West Virginia’s Second Congressional District in the U.S. House of
Representatives for 14 years, and as a member of the West Virginia House of
Delegates for four years prior, Senator Capito decided to run for the U.S. Senate
to be an even stronger voice for the Mountain State. She also saw an opportunity
to restore order to a Senate stuck in gridlock for far too long. She believes that
today’s challenges demand bipartisan solutions and cooperation across the aisle
to advance legislation that benefits West Virginia and the country as a whole.
Senator Capito is committed to being accessible and responsive to her fellow
West Virginians and regularly travels to hear from and meet with West Virginians.
For the 119th Congress, Senator Capito serves on the Appropriations Committee;
the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee; the Environment and
Public Works (EPW) Committee as chairman; and the Rules and Administration
Committee. This committee portfolio puts her in a strong position to create new
opportunities in the Mountain State and fight for West Virginia priorities, jobs,
and families. Senator Capito also serves as the Chairman of the Senate Republican
Policy (RPC) Committee, the fourth highest position in Senate Republican
leadership.
As a member of the Committee on Appropriations, Senator Capito works to
ensure West Virginia’s priorities are represented when our nation’s funding
decisions are made. She has been a member of the Appropriations Committee
since she became a Senator in 2015. Senator Capito currently serves as the
Chairman of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related
Agencies (Labor-HHS) Appropriations Subcommittee, where she oversees funding
across a large range of programs within the U.S. Departments of Labor, Education,
Health and Human Services (HHS), and other independent agencies. To date,
Senator Capito has chaired four Appropriations Subcommittees during her time in
the Senate.
In addition to her current Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee
chairman role, Senator Capito has chaired the Legislative Branch Appropriations
Subcommittee, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations
Subcommittee, and the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee.
On the EPW Committee, the senator serves as Chairman. In this role, Chairman
Capito will continue to advocate for policies that protect vital West Virginia
energy and manufacturing jobs and encourage investment in West Virginia’s
infrastructure. As a leader on the EPW Committee, Chairman Capito is committed
to promoting a commonsense regulatory strategy and protecting affordable,
reliable energy production; building our nation’s infrastructure, and encourage
economic development. She has been a member of the EPW Committee since she
became a Senator in 2015.
On the Commerce Committee, Senator Capito oversees ways to address many
issues that are critical to West Virginia, most notably broadband expansion, which
she has been a leading voice on since she came to Congress. This committee
assignment allows Senator Capito to continue advocating for improved
connectivity in West Virginia.
