Capito, Shelley Moore

Capito, Shelley Moore is a Republican Senator representing West Virginia. They serve on 4 committees, including Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.

They have raised $102K in campaign contributions, with most of it from individual donors. The biggest industry source is lawyers & lobbyists, contributing $3K. Organizations spend $1.8 billion lobbying on topics their committees oversee. The biggest areas are budget/appropriations and transportation. This reflects the lobbying ecosystem around their committee work, not money paid to them directly.

They vote in most roll calls, participating in 92% of roll calls. They frequently work across the aisle, with 49% of their co-sponsored bills involving members of the other party.

6 former staff members from their office now work as lobbyists. Combined, they represent $18.9 million in lobbying activity. Outside groups (like Super PACs) have spent money on their races: $12K spent supporting them. This spending is independent of their campaign.

Overall, they have a typical financial footprint for a senator. The biggest factors are lobbying activity around their committee topics and former staff becoming lobbyists.