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Capito announces $5 million for Mon Health Medical Center
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WBOY): Senator Shelley Moore-Capito (R-WV) visited Mon Health Medical Center in Morgantown on Thursday to announce millions in funding for the center.
Updated Oct 16, 2026, 2:28 PM ET
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Shelley Moore Capito
United States Senator from West Virginia (since 2015)
Shelley Moore Capito, a Republican, has represented West Virginia in the U.S. Senate since 2015 and is seeking a third term in the November 3, 2026 election.
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Capito highlights $5.5M Mon Health investment
MORGANTOWN, W.Va.: U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., visited Morgantown on Thursday to highlight nearly $5.5 million in federal funding for Mon Health Medical Center and attend the investiture of West Virginia…
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Senators push to remove tariff on titanium sponge from preferred trade partners
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), along with a bipartisan group of senators, is backing the Securing America’s Titanium Manufacturing Act to remove the 15% tariff on titanium sponge imports from countries with…
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Capito announces $2.45M for $15M Weirton Medical Center ER expansion, renovation
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito announced $2.45 million in congressional directed spending to support a $15 million expansion and renovation of the emergency department at WVU Medicine Weirton Medical Center in Weirton, West…
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WVU Medicine Weirton gets $2.45M for ER expansion
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) announced that WVU Medicine Weirton Medical Center will receive $2.45 million in FY 2026 Congressionally Directed Spending to fund renovations and expansion of its emergency…
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Capito Secures Funding for WVU Medicine-Weirton Medical Center
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) announced a $2.45 million Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) award for WVU Medicine-Weirton Medical Center.
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- Born
- November 26, 1953
- Birthplace
- Glen Dale, West Virginia
- Education
- Holton-Arms School
Duke University (bachelor's degree in zoology)
University of Virginia School of Education and Human Development (master's degree)
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Background
Born in Glen Dale, West Virginia, on November 26, 1953, Shelley Wellons Moore Capito is a daughter of Arch Alfred Moore Jr., who was governor of West Virginia for three terms and a member of the U.S. House for six.
She attended the Holton-Arms School in Bethesda, Maryland, received a bachelor's degree in zoology from Duke University and earned a master's degree at the University of Virginia School of Education and Human Development.
She then worked in career counseling at West Virginia State University and directed the educational information center of the West Virginia Board of Regents.
Career
In 1996 Capito won a Kanawha County seat in the West Virginia House of Delegates, where she stayed for two terms, until 2000.
That year she ran for the open 2nd congressional district seat vacated by Democrat Bob Wise and beat Democrat Jim Humphreys by a two-point margin, becoming the first Republican to represent the state in Congress since 1983; she won reelection through 2012 and held the seat from 2001 to 2015.
In 2014 she ran for the Senate seat of retiring Democrat Jay Rockefeller, won the Republican primary with 87% and beat Secretary of State Natalie Tennant 62% to 34%, becoming the first woman West Virginia sent to the U.S. Senate.
She won a second term in 2020 over Democrat Paula Jean Swearengin with more than 70% of the vote. Capito has led the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works since 2025, and she is dean of West Virginia's congressional delegation.
2026 race
Capito is running for a third Senate term in 2026. In the Republican primary held on May 12, 2026, she beat Tom Willis, a state senator, taking 66.5% of the vote. Her Democratic opponent in the November 3 general election is Rachel Fetty Anderson, a former member of the Morgantown city council, who won her party's nomination with 33.2% in a field that included Jeff Kessler, a former president of the state Senate.