Shelley Moore Capito
| Shelley Moore Capito | |||
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| Junior U.S. Senator from West Virginia From: January 2015 – present | |||
| Predecessor | Jay Rockefeller | ||
| Successor | Incumbent (no successor) | ||
| U.S. Representative from West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District From: January 2001-January 2015 | |||
| Predecessor | Bob Wise | ||
| Successor | Alex Mooney | ||
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| Party | Republican | ||
| Spouse(s) | Charles L. Capito | ||
| Religion | Presbyterian | ||
Shelley Moore Capito (born November 26, 1953) is the junior Republican United States Senator for her native West Virginia who was elected in 2014. She serves alongside the better-known Democrat Joe Manchin.
Capito received 62 percent of the vote on Election Day, while her Democrat opponent received 34 percent.[1]
She joined the West Virginia delegation to Congress with a Democratic senator and three Republican representatives.
Despite voting in 2015 to repeal ObamaCare, when it was known the bill would be vetoed by Obama,[2] Capito opposed repealing the law after Donald Trump became U.S. President and repealing the law became a real possibility.[3]
Background
Capito served in the West Virginia House of Delegates for four years before being elected to national office as the representative for West Virginia's 2nd district (Jan. 2001-Jan. 2015).[4]
She is the daughter of Arch A. Moore, Jr., who served as the governor of West Virginia for three terms.
References
- ↑ "Election results center: Statewide results" (2014). West Virginia Secretary of State website. Retrieved on January 19, 2015.
- ↑ Moran, Sean (July 18, 2017). Sen. Shelley Moore Capito Voted to Repeal Obamacare in 2015, Now She Opposes Repealing Obamacare. Breitbart News. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
- ↑ Hellmann, Jessie; Carney, Jordain (July 18, 2017). GOP's repeal-only plan quickly collapses in Senate. The Hill. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
- ↑ "Shelley Moore Capito: About Shelley" (2015). United States Senate website. Retrieved on January 19, 2015.
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