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Shelley Moore Capito

RepublicanIn office

West Virginia · House 2001–2015 · Senate 2015–present

  • Senate Republican Conference Vice Chair (2023–2025)
  • Senate Republican Policy Committee Chair (2025–present)
20017 House terms · 2 Senate terms — lighter bands are House, solid are Senatepresent

Voting record by issue

Where this member landed on each issue across their entire career, and how consistent that position stayed over time. Open an issue to see every vote behind the score.

Health Care ›229 votes · 44.9/100 consistent
Expand coverageRestrict coverage
Immigration ›69 votes · 46.7/100 consistent
ExpansiveRestrictive
Guns ›6 votes · 40/100 consistent
Gun restrictionsGun rights
Abortion & Contraception ›24 votes · 91/100 consistent
Expand accessRestrict access
Climate & Energy ›95 votes · 57.9/100 consistent
Climate actionFossil fuel priority
Taxes ›176 votes · 59.4/100 consistent
Raise revenueCut taxes
Labor & Wages ›90 votes · 56.2/100 consistent
Worker priorityEmployer priority
Defense & War Powers ›273 votes · 79.3/100 consistent
Military restraintMilitary expansion
Civil Rights ›28 votes · 37.7/100 consistent
Broaden protectionsNarrow protections
LGBTQ Policy ›5 votes · 0/100 consistent
Broaden protectionsNarrow protections
Voting & Elections ›5 votes · 25/100 consistent
Expand accessRestrict access
Criminal Justice ›143 votes · 75.6/100 consistent
Reform-orientedPunitive
Financial Regulation ›125 votes · 30.2/100 consistent
RegulateDeregulate
Trade ›56 votes · 35.8/100 consistent
ProtectionistFree trade

Not a left/right axis — both parties split on this issue.

Education ›96 votes · 43.5/100 consistent
Expand federal roleReduce federal role
Spending & Budget ›809 votes · 70.8/100 consistent
Fiscal expansionFiscal restraint

Money & lobbying ties

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Committee assignments

  • Senate Committee on Appropriations
  • Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
  • Senate Committee on Environment and Public WorksChairman
  • Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
  • ↳ Aviation, Space, and Innovation
  • ↳ Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory OversightEx Officio
  • ↳ Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and SafetyEx Officio
  • ↳ Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
  • ↳ Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy
  • ↳ Department of Defense
  • ↳ Department of Homeland Security
  • ↳ Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
  • ↳ Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related AgenciesChairman
  • ↳ Fisheries, Wildlife, and WaterEx Officio
  • ↳ Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety
  • ↳ Telecommunications and Media
  • ↳ Transportation and InfrastructureEx Officio
  • ↳ Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies

Full term history

YearsChamberStatePartyCongress
2001–2003HouseWV-2Republican107–108
2003–2005HouseWV-2Republican108–109
2005–2007HouseWV-2Republican109–110
2007–2009HouseWV-2Republican110–111
2009–2011HouseWV-2Republican111–112
2011–2013HouseWV-2Republican112–113
2013–2015HouseWV-2Republican113–114
2015–2021SenateWVRepublican114–117
2021–presentSenateWVRepublican117–120