Senate / Republican
Shelley Moore Capito
West Virginia · United States Senate
ChamberU.S. SenatePartyRepublicanBioguide IDC001047
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Official Biography
SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO, Republican, of Charleston, WV; born in Glen Dale, WV, November 26, 1953; education: B.S., Duke University, Durham, NC; M.Ed., University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; professional history: career counselor, West Virginia State College, director, Educational Information Center, West Virginia Board of Regents; election history: elected to the 107th Congress on November 7, 2000; reelected to each succeeding Congress; elected to the U.S. Senate on November 4, 2014, as the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate from West Virginia; reelected to the U.S. Senate on November 3, 2020.
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- Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies · Member
- Subcommittee on Department of Defense · Member
- Subcommittee on Department of Homeland Security · Member
- Subcommittee on Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies · Member
- Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies · Chair
- Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies · Member
- Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation · Member
- Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy · Member
- Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety · Member
- Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media · Member
- Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight · Member
- Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety · Member
- Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water · Member
- Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure · Member