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Shelley Moore Capito
U.S. Senator · West Virginia
- Republican
- Since 2001
- Tenure: 4+ terms
Refreshed 19 h ago
As of 2026-10-19 · Methodology 2026.10.1Contact info
Capitol office
170 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
202-224-6472
District offices
Charleston · Martinsburg · Morgantown
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- Biographical Directory of Congress
- GovTrack
- Capitol office: 170 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510 · 202-224-6472
- 500 Virginia Street East, Suite 950, Charleston, WV, 25301 · 304-347-5372
- 300 Foxcroft Ave., Suite 202A, Martinsburg, WV, 25401 · 304-262-9285
- 48 Donley St., Suite 504, Morgantown, WV, 26501 · 304-292-2310
Evidence & sources
U.S. Senate roll-call votes
Votes and participation (senate.gov)
Congress.gov bill records
Sponsored and enacted bills
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Terms, committees, offices
Stale, last successful update 2026-10-23
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Scorecard
Voting Record
31.3/ 100
Ranked 40 of 52 in the Senate majority
Voting Record
31.3/ 100
How this score is calculated:
Roll calls cast
898 of 913 while seated (98.4%)
48th percentile in cohort · 30 % weight
Substantive bills sponsored
22 of 22 sponsored · 37.1 points
24th percentile in cohort · 70 % weight
Bills enacted
1 sponsored · 7 cosponsored
1 passed a chamber · 3 reported · 17 introduced
Promise Adherence
0 of 5 promises scored
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Promise Adherence
0 of 5 promises scored
How this score is calculated:
Reviewed promises
0 scored of 5 needed
0 promises from 0 sources this term
Days in office this term
2,129 days (180 needed)
Promise capture coverage
0 of 3 source kinds settled
What counts toward promise adherence
0 promises from 0 sources for this term · 0 scored · 0 aspirational, displayed but not scored. Scores start at 50 and move with evidence.
The adherence score is withheld until every check below is met; it never shows a zero for missing evidence.
- Not yet 5 scored promises · 0 of 5 so far
- Met 180 days in office · 2129 days so far
- Not yet Complete capture coverage · 0 of 3 source kinds settled
Capture checklist
The source kinds searched for this term's promises, so the score never rests on whichever promises happened to be collected.
- Not yet captured Campaign issues page
- Not yet captured Announcement or acceptance speech
- Not yet captured Debate transcript or candidate questionnaire
Weights and floors are methodology parameters; see how these are computed.
What counts toward effectiveness
22 substantive bills sponsored · 7 cosponsored bills enacted · 898 of 913 roll calls cast. Points by the furthest stage each sponsored bill reached: introduced 1, reported 2, passed a chamber 4, enacted 8; the highest-scoring bills are listed.
- S 98: Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2025 · furthest stage enact (8 points)
- S 351: STEWARD Act of 2025 · furthest stage floor pass (4 points)
- S 347: Brownfields Reauthorization Act of 2025 · furthest stage report (2 points)
- S 4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026 · furthest stage report (2 points)
- S 2587: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 · furthest stage report (2 points)
- S 717: Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2025 · furthest stage introduce (1 points)
- S 1702: Access to Prescription Digital Therapeutics Act of 2025 · furthest stage introduce (1 points)
- S 1843: Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025 · furthest stage introduce (1 points)
Roll-call attendance by session
- Senate 119-1: 645 of 659 roll calls cast, 14 not voting
- Senate 119-2: 253 of 256 roll calls cast, 1 not voting, 2 recorded leave of absence
Public opinion polls
The published surveys behind the Approval Rating, each with its pollster, dates and sample; job approval and favorability are different questions and are labeled as such.
No public approval survey on record for this office.