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What they report · Where they serve · not the pond

Reported assets: At least $1,802,114 (range $1,802,114–$5,405,000); 2025 Senate financial disclosure, lowest value of each band, summed. Official report ↗
Median household income, West Virginia: $59,608 (±$691); Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimate. Census table ↗

3,020% of the West Virginia median

Median household income, West Virginia $59,608

Shelley Moore Capito, reported assets (low end) $1,802,114

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Reported assets are what the disclosure form lists, in value bands, before debts and not counting a primary home. The median is one year's household income. They measure different things.

Context only. The income figure never moves the pond.

How they voted · the eight · not the pond

Latest roll call per issue, shown as the stance it supports. A NO counts as the other side. The line under each label is the exact vote.

ImmigrationStrictervoted YES on S. 5, the Laken Riley detention bill (Senate, 2025)+1 earlier AbortionPro-lifevoted YES on S. 6, the born-alive infant care bill (Senate, cloture to proceed, 2025)+4 earlier GunsStrictervoted YES on S. 2938, the Safer Communities gun bill (Senate, concur, 2022)Free speechNO VOTE YETNo vote on this issue yet TaxesLowervoted NO on H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act (Senate, 2022)+1 earlier EnergyFossil fuelsvoted YES on S. 1, the Keystone XL pipeline bill (Senate, 2015)Crime & policingYESvoted YES on S. 756, the First Step sentencing bill (Senate, concur, 2018)Parental rightsStrong parental rightsvoted YES on S.Amdt. 1852, the 529 K–12 savings amendment (Senate, 2017)

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About Shelley Moore Capito

Age: 72 (born Nov 26, 1953)source
Born in: Glen Dale, West Virginiasource
Years in office: U.S. Senate since Jan 6, 2015 · 11 years.source
Hobbies & fun facts: A runner, featured in Runner's World's "I'm a Runner" series.Source: Office of Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (Runner's World)

Daughter of former West Virginia governor and U.S. representative Arch A. Moore Jr.; represented WV-2 in the U.S. House from 2001 to 2015.

Last updated: Oct 19, 2026

For context only. These details never change the pond.

What they're running on

From their campaign site, in their own words. Not the pond.

No official platform found.

Also on the record — not in the pond

Votes and disclosures. A single vote here doesn't change the pond. A checked flip on any bill is listed in the Flips section.

Next election · not the pond

Nov 3, 2026 · WV Senate · General election · On the ballot

Federal general elections are the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Not the pond.

Government salary

$174,000

2026 pay for the office. Set by law. Not the pond.

Reported assets · not the pond

Shelley Moore Capito · Reported assets, 2025 Senate disclosure (lower bound) · At least $1,802,114 (range $1,802,114–$5,405,000)

$0$2.5M$5M$7.5M$10M

Shelley Moore Capito: 2025 Senate financial disclosure, lowest value of each band, summed (Official report ↗).

Reported assets. Not the pond.
Shelley Moore Capito	At least $1,802,114 (range $1,802,114–$5,405,000)

Committee assignments · not the pond

Current committees and subcommittees. Shown so you can see it. Committees never move the pond.

Senate Committee on Appropriations — Member
Subcommittee: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies — Member
Subcommittee: Department of Defense — Member
Subcommittee: Department of Homeland Security — Member
Subcommittee: Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies — Member
Subcommittee: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies — Chair
Subcommittee: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies — Member
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation — Member
Subcommittee: Aviation, Space, and Innovation — Member
Subcommittee: Telecommunications and Media — Member
Subcommittee: Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy — Member
Subcommittee: Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety — Member
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works — Chair
Subcommittee: Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight — Ex officio
Subcommittee: Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety — Ex officio
Subcommittee: Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife — Ex officio
Subcommittee: Transportation and Infrastructure — Ex officio
Senate Committee on Rules and Administration — Member

Source: unitedstates/congress-legislators, pulled Oct 20, 2026.

Funding — not the pond

FEC money track · 2024–2026 cycle · never part of the pond

Did they take money from PACs that funded both Democrats and Republicans? Money never moves the pond.

Campaign — they cashed it

$441,133 TAKE (dual-party PAC)

Took at least $1,000 from PACs that fund both parties.

Context. Not the pond. Taking the check is not a flip. Flipping after the check, and staying quiet, is.

Own it — Dual-party PAC

The office types a why in their own words after opening the mailbox link. It does not move the pond.

Largest dual-party PACs on this file.

DOMINION ENERGY, INC.$10,000
ARKANSAS RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION$10,000

Traditional PAC contributions to candidate committees only. A dual-party PAC gave at least $1,000 to both parties. AIPAC in this table is committee C00797670. Legal, disclosed, hard-capped. Super PACs and dark money are not in this number. Taking this money is common. The amount is the story. HippoCricket doesn't put this in the pond. FEC bulk committee-to-candidate (24K/24Z), cycles 2024+2026. Dual-party = PAC gave ≥$1,000 to Dems and ≥$1,000 to Republicans. AIPAC = C00797670 only. Download the PAC table.

Bills they sponsored · floor outcomes · not the pond

Bills and joint resolutions they sponsored since 2015 that passed or failed in a chamber. Sponsor only. Shown so you can see it. Bills never move the pond.

Sponsored 135 since 2015. 3 became law. 10 passed a chamber and did not become law. 0 failed a floor vote.

S. 98 (119th Congress) — Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2025
A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to establish a vetting process for prospective applicants for high-cost universal service program funding.
Introduced Jan 15, 2025 · Became law May 11, 2026 (Public Law 119-89) · Official record ↗
S. 351 (119th Congress) — STEWARD Act of 2025
A bill to establish a pilot grant program to improve recycling accessibility, to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out certain activities to collect and disseminate data on recycling and composting programs in the United States, and for other purposes.
Introduced Jan 30, 2025 · Passed Senate Nov 20, 2025 · Official record ↗
S.J.Res. 55 (119th Congress) — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration relating to "Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Fuel System Integrity of Hydrogen Vehicles; Compressed Hydrogen Storage System Integrity; Incorporation by Reference".
Introduced May 19, 2025 · Passed Senate May 21, 2025 · Official record ↗
S. 4477 (118th Congress) — Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2024
A bill to reauthorize the Second Chance Act of 2007.
Introduced Jun 5, 2024 · Passed Senate Dec 4, 2024 · Official record ↗
S. 275 (118th Congress) — Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2024
A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to establish a vetting process for prospective applicants for high-cost universal service program funding.
Introduced Feb 7, 2023 · Passed Senate Sep 25, 2024 · Official record ↗
S. 1189 (118th Congress) — Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2024
A bill to establish a pilot grant program to improve recycling accessibility, and for other purposes.
Introduced Apr 19, 2023 · Passed Senate Mar 12, 2024 · Official record ↗
S. 3570 (118th Congress) — A bill to designate the United States courthouse located at 500 West Pike Street in Clarksburg, West Virginia, as the "Irene M. Keeley United States Courthouse", and for other purposes.
Introduced Jan 10, 2024 · Passed Senate Feb 27, 2024 · Official record ↗
S. 3742 (117th Congress) — Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2022
Introduced Mar 3, 2022 · Passed Senate Jul 28, 2022 · Official record ↗
S. 4075 (116th Congress) — RLF Act
Introduced Jun 25, 2020 · Became law Oct 30, 2020 (Public Law 116-192) · Official record ↗
S. 384 (116th Congress) — A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, to help facilitate the adoption of composite technology in infrastructure in the United States, and for other purposes.
Introduced Feb 7, 2019 · Passed Senate Aug 4, 2020 · Official record ↗

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS (Library of Congress actions), pulled Oct 20, 2026. Provisions passed inside other bills are not counted.

Where they stand on the eight

A sourced vote always wins. Nothing is guessed.

Immigration & Border SecuritySupportedNo flipStricter enforcement and border controls
AbortionSupportedNo flipPro-life / restricting abortion
Gun Rights & Second AmendmentSupportedNo flipMore restrictions
Free Speech & CensorshipNo sourced recordNo sourced record
Taxes, Spending & DebtSupportedNo flipLower taxes and tax cuts
Energy PolicySupportedNo flipExpanded domestic and fossil-fuel production
Crime & PolicingYeaNo flip
Parental Rights & School ChoiceSupportedNo flipVoted Yea. Would let 529 accounts cover K–12 tuition, not just college.

Votes with own party

92% of the time — 12 of 13 roll calls on this page went with the rest of the Republican caucus.

Fat Hippo is whether they stay themselves. This is whether they stay with the party. Doesn't touch the pond.

Why this pond: No flip on the file. Never changed. The landmark votes are shown below.

We show what they said and what they did. The verdict is yours.

Recorded flips

Explained

Unexplained

Stance timeline by issue

Flips first

Each line is a sourced position. One banner is one flip on a landmark issue. Flips on other bills are listed in the Flips section, and Recorded flips counts both.