RepublicanShelley Moore Capito
U.S. Senator · West Virginia
U.S. Senator from West Virginia
10 tracked promises, 5 rated
West Virginia
Represents West Virginia statewide
How they won their seat
Shelley Moore Capito won the 2020 U.S. Senate election in West Virginia with 70.3% of the vote (547,454 votes).
- Shelley Moore Capito · Republican70.3%547,454
- Paula Jean Swearengin · Democrat27%210,309
- David Moran · Libertarian2.7%21,155
Certified results. Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab (MEDSL) ↗. A plurality winner can hold under 50% when more than two candidates run.
Inferred legislative agendas
Shelley Moore Capito's record indicates a pattern of bills and actions related to infrastructure, public safety, and health-related issues. She has sponsored multiple bills related to transportation, such as the Water Resources Development Act of 2026 and the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, while reflecting support for law enforcement through her sponsored bills and tracked promises. Focus areas (from the record): Infrastructure · Public Safety · Health · Bipartisanship · Energy Alignment with declared positions: Consistent. Capito's sponsored bills and committee memberships align with her declared positions on infrastructure and health, as her actions related to surface transportation reauthorization bills are reflected in her sponsored bills. Additionally, her actions related to the opioid crisis are reflected in her sponsored bills and tracked promises. What this can't tell you: The record does not reveal the effectiveness of her sponsored bills or her influence in committee decisions; There is no information on her specific actions or statements regarding her declared positions; The absence of statements limits understanding of her public communication strategy and engagement with constituents. Confidence: moderate (based on the volume of verified record on file).
Inferred, not stated. Shelley Moore Capito has not necessarily stated these as goals. This is an AI-generated, nonpartisan reading of the patterns in their verified record — sponsored legislation, committee work, roll-call votes, and campaign-finance composition — and how those patterns compare to any declared positions and tracked promises. It describes what the record emphasizes, never imputes motive, and is run through an adversarial review pass that scrubs bias, loaded language, and any claim the evidence doesn’t support. It is not a quote, a claim they made, or a rating; every underlying item is sourced in the verified record below; and it never affects the Integrity Score.
Showing 2018. Every tile and chart below reflects this window; some record types (e.g. roll-call votes) only have data for recent years.
Activity in office
What Shelley Moore Capito has actually done in office — sourced from official roll-call and government records, shown in full below. These are facts, separate from tracked promises and never folded into any score.
- Bills sponsored
- 12
Roll-call data last updated July 20, 2026 · source: Voteview.
Bills sponsored over time
Bills sponsored per year, stacked by outcome (latest action). Outcome data covers the 118th–119th Congresses; earlier years show as “awaiting status” until enriched. Source: Congress.gov.
Bill success rate
Bills SPONSORED in the 118th–119th Congresses, by their latest action. Source: Congress.gov.
Campaign finance over time
- Small-dollar (unitemized)$94K6%
- Large individual (itemized)$646K41%
- PAC / committee$844K53%
By election cycle. Source: FEC.
Committee memberships
- Member, Senate Committee on AppropriationsOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Appropriations — Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related AgenciesOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Appropriations — Department of DefenseOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Appropriations — Department of Homeland SecurityOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Appropriations — Department of Interior, Environment, and Related AgenciesOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriations — Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related AgenciesOn record since Jan 2025Chair
- Member, Senate Committee on Appropriations — Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related AgenciesOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation — Aviation, Space, and InnovationOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation — Telecommunications and MediaOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation — Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data PrivacyOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation — Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and SafetyOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Chairman, Senate Committee on Environment and Public WorksOn record since Jan 2025Chair
- Ex Officio, Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works — Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory OversightOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Ex Officio, Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works — Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and SafetyOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Ex Officio, Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works — Fisheries, Wildlife, and WaterOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Ex Officio, Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works — Transportation and InfrastructureOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Rules and AdministrationOn record since Jan 2025Member
Source: Congress.gov.
Integrity
Promises kept vs. worked against — weighted breakdown+75 · based on 5 rated promises
- Championed 5
Teal segments are promises kept; amber and stone segments are promises worked against. The signed score weights each rated promise by significance and evidence confidence. Promise-keeping is shown separately from popularity, finance, disclosure, and stated positions. Methodology is open.
Integrity over time
In office since Jan 2015 · 5 rated promisesEach step is a real change in the sourced record — the score holds between assessments.
Promise status over time
How the tracked promise record has evolved.
- Kept5
- Against0
- No opportunity0
- In progress0
Replayed from this official’s sourced assessment history — the bands step only when an assessment is recorded or changed. Based on the most recent roll-call votes on file and the tracked promise assessments; never interpolated.
Topic coverage
10 promises across 10 topicsWhat this record covers — the number of tracked promises per topic. This is coverage, not a verdict; the kept/against shading within each bar mirrors the Integrity breakdown above.
- Appropriations / Health & Education1
- Broadband1
- Coal / Energy1
- Constituent representation1
- Energy / Permitting reform1
- Governance / Bipartisanship1
- Infrastructure / Transportation1
- Law enforcement / Public safety1
- Opioid / Drug crisis1
- Permitting reform1
Evidence & significance
Evidence quality
Strongest source cited per promise.
- Primary (official record)10100%
Significance mix
How weighty the tracked promises are (1 = minor, 5 = defining).
Significance weights each promise in the Integrity Score.
10 tracked promises
“Committed to completing a surface transportation (highway) reauthorization bill before the current Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act authorization expires in September 2026, in her role as Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee.”
“Committed to press the Trump administration to deliver West Virginia's full $1.2 billion BEAD broadband allocation.”
“Pledged to be at the forefront of efforts to enact bipartisan federal permitting and environmental-review reform legislation.”
“Set a goal of advancing bipartisan permitting reform legislation by the end of 2025.”
“Vowed to continue pursuing federal priorities for West Virginia, including research toward cures for Alzheimer's and cancer, combating the addiction crisis, and supporting health and education institutions.”
“Committed to continue combating drug abuse in West Virginia at both the state and federal levels.”
“Promised to work to pass in the Senate the House-passed legislation opposing federal regulations on the coal industry.”
“Pledged to continue supporting law enforcement ('Back the Blue').”
“Promised to fight every day to make the voices of West Virginians heard.”
“Pledged to work across the aisle to deliver bipartisan results for West Virginia.”
Verified record
291 sponsored bills · finance on fileFacts imported directly from official government sources — shown separately from tracked promises and never folded into the Integrity Score. Each entry links to its primary source.
FEC 2026 cycle — raised $1,367,504, spent $1,288,226, cash on hand $0.
View the FEC filing ↗Sponsored legislation
- Sponsored S 4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026 ↗Jul 13, 2026
- Sponsored SRES 750: A resolution recognizing "National Public Works Week" and the contributions of public works professionals. ↗May 21, 2026
- Sponsored S 4221: Ensuring Better Interest Treatment and Deductibility Act (EBITDA) ↗Mar 26, 2026
- Sponsored S 4036: AADAPT Act ↗Mar 10, 2026
- Sponsored S 3472: National Strategy for School Security Act of 2025 ↗Dec 15, 2025
- Sponsored SRES 537: A resolution honoring the service and sacrifice of United States Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom and United States Air Force Staff Sergeant Andrew Wolfe, who were tragically shot in Washington, D.C., in a targeted assault against United States service members on November 26, 2025. ↗Dec 9, 2025
- Sponsored SJRES 96: A joint resolution requesting the Secretary of the Interior to authorize unique and one-time arrangements for displays on the National Mall and the Washington Monument during the period beginning on December 31, 2025, and ending on January 5, 2026. ↗Nov 19, 2025
- Sponsored S 3209: NOPAIN for Veterans Act ↗Nov 19, 2025
- Sponsored S 2621: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize support for State-based maternal mortality review committees, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to disseminate best practices on maternal mortality prevention to hospitals, State-based professional societies, and perinatal quality collaboratives, and for other purposes. ↗Jul 31, 2025
- Sponsored S 2587: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 ↗Jul 31, 2025
- Sponsored SRES 294: A resolution designating the week of May 18 through May 24, 2025, as "National Public Works Week". ↗Jun 18, 2025
- Sponsored S 1960: PEAKS Act ↗Jun 5, 2025
Showing the 12 most recent of 291 sponsored measures.
Voting record
- Total votes
- 858
- Yea
- 620
- Nay
- 221
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 17
Full voting record
858 votes- SJRES198Nay
- PN8518Yea
- PN9304Yea
- PN9304Yea
- S4784Yea
- PN9382Yea
- PN9303Yea
- SJRES185Nay
- PN9382Yea
- SJRES196Nay
- PN9303Yea
- PN9302Yea
- PN9302Yea
- PN9307Yea
- PN9307Yea
- HCONRES86Nay
- PN8593Yea
- HR6644Yea
- PN73033Yea
- HR6644Yea
Roll-call votes, 119th Congress. Source: Voteview (voteview.com). Click any vote to verify it independently.
Stated positions
10 positions on recordWhat this official says they believe — sourced claims, shown distinctly from tracked promises and from any assessment of what they did. A stated position is never scored and never affects the Integrity Score.
- Law enforcement / Public safetyStated position
Pledged to continue supporting law enforcement ('Back the Blue').
Sourceshttps://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/capito-on-law-enforcement-appreciation-day-republicans-back-the-blueView position & sources → - BroadbandStated position
Committed to press the Trump administration to deliver West Virginia's full $1.2 billion BEAD broadband allocation.
Sourceshttps://www.capito.senate.gov/news/in-the-news/capito-not-through-fighting-for-broadband-funding-as-bead-proposal-moves-forwardView position & sources → - Permitting reformStated position
Set a goal of advancing bipartisan permitting reform legislation by the end of 2025.
Sourceshttps://www.capito.senate.gov/news/in-the-news/capito-working-on-the-next-round-of-permitting-reformView position & sources → - Energy / Permitting reformStated position
Pledged to be at the forefront of efforts to enact bipartisan federal permitting and environmental-review reform legislation.
Sourceshttps://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/chairman-capito-delivers-floor-speech-on-need-for-bipartisan-permitting-reform-legislationView position & sources → - Infrastructure / TransportationStated position
Committed to completing a surface transportation (highway) reauthorization bill before the current Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act authorization expires in September 2026, in her role as Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee.
Sourceshttps://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/in-case-you-missed-it-capito-op-ed-the-surface-transportation-opportunity-before-usView position & sources → - Appropriations / Health & EducationStated position
Vowed to continue pursuing federal priorities for West Virginia, including research toward cures for Alzheimer's and cancer, combating the addiction crisis, and supporting health and education institutions.
Sourceshttps://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/capito-secures-west-virginia-health-education-and-workforce-priorities-in-committee-passed-funding-billView position & sources → - Coal / EnergyStated position
Promised to work to pass in the Senate the House-passed legislation opposing federal regulations on the coal industry.
Sourceshttps://www.capito.senate.gov/news/in-the-news/committed-to-change-us-senator-shelley-moore-capitoView position & sources → - Governance / BipartisanshipStated position
Pledged to work across the aisle to deliver bipartisan results for West Virginia.
Sourceshttps://www.capito.senate.gov/news/in-the-news/committed-to-change-us-senator-shelley-moore-capitoView position & sources → - Opioid / Drug crisisStated position
Committed to continue combating drug abuse in West Virginia at both the state and federal levels.
Sourceshttps://www.capito.senate.gov/news/in-the-news/committed-to-change-us-senator-shelley-moore-capitoView position & sources → - Constituent representationStated position
Promised to fight every day to make the voices of West Virginians heard.
Sourceshttps://www.capito.senate.gov/news/in-the-news/committed-to-change-us-senator-shelley-moore-capitoView position & sources →
Disclosure
A separate measure from the promise scorecard above. It tracks confirmed cases where this official has acted on or championed an issue that already existed when they ran, but which they did not disclose as a priority in their campaign. Each case meets a high evidence bar — three independent sources — and the score is shown alongside the Integrity Score, never merged into it. How this is measured.
No undisclosed priorities on record. This is not a clean-audit claim — it means none have been confirmed for this official.
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