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ChampionedConstituent representation

Promised to fight every day to make the voices of West Virginians heard.

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ChampionedFact-checker reviewConfidence: 72%

Both cited sources are reachable and both quotes appear verbatim. The ABC News source (REPUTABLE_SECONDARY) independently confirms the load-bearing claim — that Capito was "the GOP's lead negotiator on a counteroffer to President Joe Biden's infrastructure plan," meeting directly with Biden — which establishes active leadership/advocacy beyond passive voting, the standard for CHAMPIONED. The Capito Senate office source (PRIMARY) verifies verbatim that West Virginia received "$3.013 billion in highway formula funding over five years" (and $506M for bridges), and documents that she co-authored the foundational bills and served as GOP floor manager, tying the leadership to state-specific outcomes. Applying the same bar regardless of party: the lead-negotiator role is corroborated by a major outlet, not merely self-asserted, so it supports CHAMPIONED rather than a bare KEPT. The promise ("fight every day to make the voices of West Virginians heard") is admittedly vague and near-unfalsifiable, and the funding tallies originate from her own office, which is why moderate confidence (0.72) is appropriate — but the verified, independently-confirmed leadership role means the outcome is not overstated. Rating upheld.

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