Shelley Moore Capito is the senior United States Senator from West Virginia, having served in the Senate since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, she was born in Glen Dale, West Virginia, in 1953 and graduated from Duke University and the University of Virginia. She is the daughter of former three-term West Virginia Governor Arch Moore. Before her Senate career, she served six terms in the United States House of Representatives representing West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District, building a reputation as a pragmatic conservative focused on her state's interests. She was the first woman elected to the Senate from West Virginia.
Capito sits on the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, where she has focused on energy policy, infrastructure, and economic development for West Virginia. She played a significant role in crafting bipartisan infrastructure legislation and has worked across party lines on water infrastructure and broadband access. Her combination of long tenure, committee seniority, and willingness to engage in bipartisan negotiations has made her one of the most effective advocates for West Virginia in the Senate.