
Shelley Moore Capito
Republican | West Virginia
Candidate Profile
Leans Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Shelley Moore Capito
Party
Republican
Election Year
2026
Election
Republican Primary and Municipal General
Race
U.S. Senator
Incumbent
Yes
EDUCATION
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WORK & MILITARY
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AFFILIATIONS
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POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
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POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
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SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (7)
Maggie's List
James Lankford
Tim Scott
Jim Justice
John Thune
OTHER (5)
President Donald J. Trump
West Virginia Trucking Association
West Virginia Manufacturers Association WVMA
West Virginia Health Care Association WVHCA
West Virginia Oil Marketers & Grocers Association OMEGA
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (55)
WinRed (2025)
Moore Capito (2023)
National Republican Senatorial Committee (2023)
Riley Moore (2023)
State Republican Party Organizations (2023)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (258)
Conservatives Harvesting Success PAC (2026)
National Shooting Sports Foundation (2026)
Alabama First (2025)
Arkansas for Leadership PAC (2025)
Badlands PAC (2025)
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
Local, County, and District Democratic Organizations (2022)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (32)
Altice USA (2026)
National Air Traffic Controllers Association (2026)
American Maritime Officers (2025)
Americans for the Arts (2025)
International Union of Operating Engineers (2025)
OTHER INFORMATION
GovTrack.US Ideology Score report card for the 2022 U.S. Senators.
Shelley Moore Capito's positions on cannabis legalization, decriminalization, and the SAFER Banking Act
One of 17 Senate Republicans who voted for H.R. 3746, the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, which suspended the nation's debt limit through January 1, 2025. A vote for H.R. 3746 allows the government to spend without limitation for 19 months at an expected cost of $4 trillion.
One of 18 Senate Republicans who voted with Democrats on their $1.7 Trillion Omnibus Spending Bill (H.R.2617 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023) on December 22, 2022, less than two weeks prior to the seating of the new Congress.
Voted to advance H.R. 8404, a bill that would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act.
One of 20 Republicans that voted to confirm Merrick Garland as Attorney General under the Biden administration.
One of the Republicans who voted for the 2018 Omnibus Spending package on March 23, 2018. The vehicle for the roll call vote was H.R. 1625. The package included continued funding for Planned Parenthood and sanctuary cities, no funding for new border wall construction, and no funding for Veterans Affairs reforms.
One of seven Senate Republicans to vote July 26, 2017, against Senator Rand Paul's amendment that would have repealed Obamacare's taxpayer funding of elective abortion and eliminated mandatory federal funding for certain large abortion providers like Planned Parenthood for one year. Record vote on S. Amdt. 271 to S. Amdt. 267 to H.R. 1628 (American Health Care Act of 2017).
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.
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The lives of human embryos created through artificial methods ought to be protected from purposeful destruction.
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Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
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Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
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The Comstock Act, which bans interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs, should be enforced.
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RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
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What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
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NATIONAL SECURITY
With regard to America's foreign policy, which view most closely resembles yours: A) The United States should intervene whenever freedom is threatened. B) The United States should selectively help countries trying to grow democracy and fight tyranny. C) The United States has become too involved in others' policies and should remain focused on issues regarding our own sovereignty unless in imminent danger. D) The United States should stay out of foreign conflicts completely.
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The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.
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Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?
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Islamic terrorism is a threat to the United States' national security.
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HEALTHCARE
What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D) Taxpayer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be defunded.
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The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.
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ECONOMY
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
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People who can afford to pay more taxes should do so in order to provide relief for working families.
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The government should cut spending in order to reduce the national debt.
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List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.
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IMMIGRATION
Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?
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I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.
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EDUCATION
I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.
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Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.
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2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
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ABOUT YOU
Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.
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Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.
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When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?
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VALUES
Attempts to physically or socially transition a child to the opposite sex constitute child abuse.
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Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
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Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
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ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
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EQUALITY
Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, or prison.
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ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
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