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Shelley Moore Capito

Shelley Wellons Moore Capito (born November 26, 1953) is an American politician and retired educator serving in her second term as the junior United States senator from West Virginia, a post she has held since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, Capito served seven terms as the U.S. representative from West Virginia's 2nd congressional district from 2001 to 2015. The daughter of three-term West Virginia governor Arch Alfred Moore Jr., she is the dean of West Virginia's congressional delegation. Capito was the only Republican in West Virginia's congressional delegation until 2011, and the first Republican woman elected to Congress from West Virginia. She was the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate from West Virginia and the first Republican to win a full term in the Senate from West Virginia since 1942. She was reelected in 2020, defeating Democratic nominee Paula Jean Swearengin, and becoming the first West Virginia Republican reelected to the Senate since 1907. Since 2021, she has served as the ranking member of the Senate Environment Committee.


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Born:
Nov 26, 1953 In Glen Dale, West Virginia, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
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First Appeared:
In the movie The Words That Built America 2017-07-04
Latest Project:
Movie The First Step 2023-02-17
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Poster of The First Step
Poster of The Words That Built America
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Movie The First Step Self 2023-02-17
Movie The Words That Built America Self - Reader - The Constitution 2017-07-04
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