# Shelley Capito

Shelley Capito is a Republican U.S. senator from West Virginia.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. Senate, West Virginia
- Serving since: 2015-01-06
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: C001047
- FEC candidate IDs: H0WV02138, S4WV00159

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/C001047 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Capito sits at +0.58 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 95% of Senate Republicans.

## What Capito says (119th Congress (2025–27))

2,396 classified statements: 1,818 posts on X, 510 press releases, 36 Congressional Record speeches, 32 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Capito | Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.4% | 2.1% | 37 of 52 |
| Policy criticism | 13.8% | 17.4% | 38 of 52 |
| Policy discussion | 68.8% | 70.4% | 31 of 52 |
| Bipartisanship | 12.8% | 12.6% | 22 of 52 |
| Credit claiming | 39.9% | 36.1% | 19 of 52 |
| Extreme labels | 1.3% | 2.9% | 33 of 52 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 21% (Senate Republicans 17%); Health 17% (Senate Republicans 15%); Armed Forces and National Security 17% (Senate Republicans 25%); Government Operations and Politics 17% (Senate Republicans 19%); Energy 14% (Senate Republicans 10.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.58 (standard error 0.01), from 5,246 donors and 4,249 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 4.9% of Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

915 roll calls. Attendance 98.1% (Senate Republicans 97.1%). Party unity 99.2% (98.4%). 8 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-28 · voted yea · On Passage of the Bill · S. 4668 A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among… · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190909
- 2026-09-24 · voted nay · On the Concurrent Resolution · H.Con.Res. 89 A concurrent resolution directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces… · Concurrent Resolution Rejected · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190903
- 2026-08-08 · voted yea · On Passage of the Bill · H.R. 6500 An act making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes. · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190887
- 2026-08-07 · voted yea · On Passage of the Bill · H.R. 5334 An act to impose sanctions and other measures with respect to the Russian Federation, as championed by the late Senator Lindsey O. Graham, and for… · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190883
- 2026-07-30 · voted yea · On the Resolution · S.Res. 817 An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar. · Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190876
- 2026-06-23 · voted nay · On the Concurrent Resolution · H.Con.Res. 86 A concurrent resolution directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces… · Concurrent Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190843
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · On Passage of the Bill · S. 2 An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33. · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190822
- 2026-05-11 · voted yea · On the Resolution · S.Res. 690 An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar. · Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190773
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · On the Concurrent Resolution · S.Con.Res. 33 A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the… · Concurrent Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190764
- 2026-04-16 · voted yea · On the Joint Resolution · H.J.Res. 140 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of… · Joint Resolution Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190743

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 29 bills: 29 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 360. 34.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Senate Republicans 22.2%; rank 7 of 51).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S. 5653: Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5653
- S. 5243: A bill to provide for the automatic establishment of Trump accounts using information collected under the Enumeration at Birth Program of the Social Security… (in committee, 2026-08-05) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5243
- S. 5207: RCORP Authorization Act (in committee, 2026-08-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5207
- S. 4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4949
- S.Res. 750: A resolution recognizing "National Public Works Week" and the contributions of public works professionals. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/750
- S. 4221: Ensuring Better Interest Treatment and Deductibility Act (EBITDA) (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4221
- S. 4036: AADAPT Act (in committee, 2026-03-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4036
- S. 3472: National Strategy for School Security Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-12-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3472
- S.Res. 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… (passed one chamber, 2025-12-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/537
- S. 3209: NOPAIN for Veterans Act (in committee, 2025-11-19) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3209

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $5.4M (Senate Republicans median $3.2M). 4.9% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 23% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenCapito/status/2114756308801085628
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenCapito/status/2114782008383865113
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/SenCapito/status/2114793554958549247
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenCapito/status/2114029885282808146
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenCapito/status/2114081558529184137
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/SenCapito/status/2113701126977835109
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenCapito/status/2113283702382055693
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenCapito/status/2113290858527076774
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenCapito/status/2113347593837199528
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/SenCapito/status/2113370528434081895

## Links

- Official site: https://www.capito.senate.gov
- X: https://x.com/SenCapito
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senshelley
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sencapito
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C001047

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/C001047