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U.S. Senator
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Shelley Moore CapitoOffice of U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito

Shelley Moore Capito

Candidate for U.S. Senator

RepublicanIncumbent

Background

Occupation
U.S. Senator
Lives in
Charleston
Campaign website
shelleymoorecapito.com

U.S. senator, elected in 2014 and re-elected in 2020; chairs the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and the Senate Republican Policy Committee. Previously served seven terms in the U.S. House (first elected in 2000) and in the West Virginia House of Delegates (elected in 1996).

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Photo: Office of U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito

Documented positions

Taxes & budget

Public safety

  • Supports border security and Second Amendment rights

    Shelley Moore Capito for U.S. Senate

    Campaign website · Capito for West Virginia · shelleymoorecapito.com

    “champion for tax cuts, border security, and the Second Amendment”
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Roads & infrastructure

  • Supports expanding broadband access in West Virginia

    Shelley Moore Capito for U.S. Senate

    Campaign website · Capito for West Virginia · shelleymoorecapito.com

    “to help West Virginia overcome the opioid crisis and expand broadband access”
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  • Secured federal highway and bridge funding as a House memberIn office

    Shelley Moore Capito for U.S. Senate

    Campaign website · Capito for West Virginia · shelleymoorecapito.com

    “securing federal funding for highways and bridges”
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Environment & parks

  • Supports ending California's electric vehicle mandate

    Shelley Moore Capito for U.S. Senate

    Campaign website · Capito for West Virginia · shelleymoorecapito.com

    “roll back regulatory overreach such as ending California’s electric vehicle mandate”
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Health & human services

  • Supports federal efforts to overcome West Virginia's opioid crisis

    Shelley Moore Capito for U.S. Senate

    Campaign website · Capito for West Virginia · shelleymoorecapito.com

    “to help West Virginia overcome the opioid crisis and expand broadband access”
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Courts & justice

  • Voted to confirm Trump's three Supreme Court nomineesIn office

    Shelley Moore Capito for U.S. Senate

    Campaign website · Capito for West Virginia · shelleymoorecapito.com

    “votes to confirm all three of his U.S. Supreme Court nominees that delivered a conservative majority”
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Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Shelley Moore Capito on them.

  • EducationNo documented position found.
  • Economy & jobsNo documented position found.
  • Government & transparencyNo documented position found.

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