Sen. Shelley Moore Capito
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito
West Virginia

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito

  • In 2000, became the first Republican woman elected to Congress from West Virginia, and is the only woman from the state to have been elected to the US Senate.
  • Named the most productive of 2014’s freshman Senators, sponsoring over 113 pieces of legislation in her first term.
  • Served as Chair of the Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues while in the House.