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U.S. Senator · West Virginia
Shelley Moore Capito
RepublicanState R+21119th CongressOn the ballot 2026
Typical swing score62#16 of 100 senators across tracked bills
Contact Shelley Moore Capito’s office
Official D.C. office details from the congress-legislators datasetWashington, D.C. office170 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
Signals to watch
What in this member’s state, record and ideology could move them, and in which direction. Their score is the same on every bill they haven’t committed to, so these are the things to watch.Could pull them toward Democrats · 3 signals
- StrongBacks 10 Democratic-led tracked billsSponsor or active cosponsor of 10 of the 890 tracked bills that were introduced by Democrats: S. 237, S. 315, S. 503, S. 567, S. 725 and 5 more.
- Strong3rd most moderate of 53 Senate RepublicansDW-NOMINATE +0.285 vs. the Senate Republican median of +0.558: 0.273 toward the Democrats (rank 3 of 53 by distance toward the Democrats).
- WeakHeritage Action 79 vs. Senate Republican avg 88Heritage Action (119th Congress, higher = more conservative) scored this member 79; the Senate Republican average is 88.1 (n=53). That is 9 points toward the Democrats.
Keeps them with Republicans · 2 signals
- Medium
Term and election
From the congress-legislators datasetOn the ballot 2026
- Current term
- January 3, 2021 – January 3, 2027
- Senate class
- Class 2
- Seniority
- Senior senator
- Next election
- November 3, 2026
- Years in office
- 25.8 years
Committees
Seats on a bill’s committee of referral add a in swing-v3- Senate Committee on Environment and Public WorksChairmanMajority · 1st in seniority
- Subcommittee on Transportation and InfrastructureEx Officio
- Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory OversightEx Officio
- Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and SafetyEx Officio
Voting ideology
first dimension, from VoteviewR median
D median
Capito← More liberal (−1)More conservative (+1) →
Their score of +0.285 is 0.27 to the left of the Senate Republican median (+0.558).
Advocacy scorecards
Their rating vs. the Senate Republican average- 119th Congress79Senate Republican average: 88 (n=53)
Swing score by bill
swing-v2, directional · a bill marks a member as committed to it| Bill | Their role | Swing score · | |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.R. 22SAVE ActSummary on Congress.gov | No position yet | 62 | Middle |
| S. 5521Ukrainian Adjustment Act of 2026Summary on Congress.gov |