Moore Capito
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Moore Capito (Republican Party) was a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 55. He assumed office on December 1, 2022. He left office on December 21, 2023.
Capito (Republican Party) ran for election for Governor of West Virginia. He lost in the Republican primary on May 14, 2024.
On December 21, 2023, Capito announced he was resigning from the West Virginia House of Delegates District 55 to focus on running for Governor of West Virginia in 2024.[1]
Biography
Moore Capito graduated from George Washington High School. Capito earned a B.A. in history from Duke University in 2005 and a J.D. from Washington and Lee University in 2011. His career experience includes working in the office of the U.S. secretary of defense and as an attorney at the Energy Corporation of America, Greylock Energy, and Babst Calland. Capito is the son of U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Charles Capito.[2][3]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Capito was assigned to the following committees:
- House Banking and Insurance Committee
- House Rules Committee
- Technology & Infrastructure Committee
- House Judiciary Committee, Chair
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2021-2022
Capito was assigned to the following committees:
- House Banking and Insurance Committee
- House Interstate Cooperation Committee
- House Judiciary Committee, Chair
- House Rules Committee
- Technology & Infrastructure Committee
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2019-2020
Capito was assigned to the following committees:
- House Banking and Insurance Committee
- House Enrolled Bills Committee, Chair
- House Judiciary Committee, Vice-Chair
- Political Subdivisions Committee
- Technology and Infrastructure Committee
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2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
West Virginia committee assignments, 2017 |
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• Banking and Insurance |
• Judiciary |
• Roads and Transportation |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2024
See also: West Virginia gubernatorial election, 2024
General election
General election for Governor of West Virginia
The following candidates ran in the general election for Governor of West Virginia on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Patrick Morrisey (R) | 63.6 | 389,019 | |
Steve Williams (D) | 30.0 | 183,274 | ||
Erika Kolenich (L) | 3.0 | 18,100 | ||
S. Marshall Wilson (Constitution Party) | 2.3 | 14,298 | ||
Chase Linko-Looper (Mountain Party) | 1.1 | 6,937 | ||
Quintin Gerard Caldwell (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
Troy Green (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
William Meadows (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 |
Total votes: 611,628 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of West Virginia
Steve Williams advanced from the Democratic primary for Governor of West Virginia on May 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Steve Williams | 100.0 | 89,576 |
Total votes: 89,576 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of West Virginia
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of West Virginia on May 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Patrick Morrisey | 33.3 | 75,146 | |
Moore Capito | 27.5 | 62,224 | ||
Chris Miller | 20.4 | 46,062 | ||
Mac Warner | 16.0 | 36,199 | ||
Mitch Roberts | 1.4 | 3,142 | ||
Kevin Christian | 1.4 | 3,093 |
Total votes: 225,866 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- John B. McCuskey (R)
- Rashida Yost (R)
Mountain Party primary election
Mountain Party primary for Governor of West Virginia
Chase Linko-Looper advanced from the Mountain Party primary for Governor of West Virginia on May 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Chase Linko-Looper | 100.0 | 382 |
Total votes: 382 | ||||
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Endorsements
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Capito received the following endorsements.
- U.S. Sen Shelley Moore Capito (R)
- U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton (R)
- Gov. Jim Justice (R)
- State Sen. Eric Nelson (R)
- State Sen. Ben Queen (R)
- State Delegate Dave Foggin (R)
- State Delegate Walter Hall (R)
- State Delegate Clay Riley (R)
- State Delegate Adam Vance (R)
- State Delegate Steve Westfall (R)
- State Delegate Jimmy Willis (R)
- Frmr. U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum (R)
- WV News
- West Virginia Deputy Sheriffs' Association
- West Virginians for Life PAC
2022
See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2022
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 55
Incumbent Moore Capito defeated Greg Childress in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 55 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Moore Capito (R) | 59.2 | 3,476 | |
Greg Childress (D) | 40.8 | 2,393 |
Total votes: 5,869 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 55
Greg Childress advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 55 on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Greg Childress | 100.0 | 1,006 |
Total votes: 1,006 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 55
Incumbent Moore Capito advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 55 on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Moore Capito | 100.0 | 1,065 |
Total votes: 1,065 | ||||
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2020
See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2020
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 35 (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 35 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Moore Capito (R) | 15.7 | 16,021 | |
✔ | Douglas Skaff, Jr. (D) | 15.6 | 15,975 | |
✔ | Larry Pack (R) | 12.2 | 12,431 | |
✔ | Kayla Young (D) | 12.1 | 12,323 | |
Kathy Ferguson (D) | 11.8 | 12,076 | ||
Rusty Williams (D) | 11.8 | 12,035 | ||
Chris Stansbury (R) | 10.8 | 11,059 | ||
Trevor Morris (R) | 10.1 | 10,304 |
Total votes: 102,224 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 35 (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 35 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Douglas Skaff, Jr. | 22.8 | 7,172 | |
✔ | Kayla Young | 16.3 | 5,122 | |
✔ | Kathy Ferguson | 15.4 | 4,838 | |
✔ | Rusty Williams | 13.2 | 4,145 | |
Patti Hamilton | 12.2 | 3,821 | ||
Tim Halloran | 8.9 | 2,812 | ||
Angi Kerns | 6.4 | 2,007 | ||
Devin Casey | 4.8 | 1,505 |
Total votes: 31,422 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 35 (4 seats)
Incumbent Moore Capito, Chris Stansbury, Larry Pack, and Trevor Morris defeated Brady Campbell in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 35 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Moore Capito | 30.3 | 5,819 | |
✔ | Chris Stansbury | 20.2 | 3,888 | |
✔ | Larry Pack | 18.6 | 3,576 | |
✔ | Trevor Morris | 16.2 | 3,118 | |
Brady Campbell | 14.6 | 2,809 |
Total votes: 19,210 | ||||
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2018
General election
General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 35 (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 35 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Douglas Skaff, Jr. (D) | 14.9 | 13,202 | |
✔ | Andrew Byrd (D) | 14.7 | 13,038 | |
✔ | Moore Capito (R) | 14.4 | 12,729 | |
✔ | Eric Nelson (R) | 13.3 | 11,765 | |
Charlotte Lane (R) | 11.7 | 10,309 | ||
Renate Pore (D) | 11.5 | 10,165 | ||
James Robinette (D) | 10.7 | 9,444 | ||
Edward Burgess (R) | 8.8 | 7,767 |
Total votes: 88,419 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 35 (4 seats)
Incumbent Andrew Byrd, Douglas Skaff, Jr., Renate Pore, and James Robinette advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 35 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Andrew Byrd | 29.1 | 5,191 | |
✔ | Douglas Skaff, Jr. | 28.0 | 4,996 | |
✔ | Renate Pore | 22.5 | 4,021 | |
✔ | James Robinette | 20.4 | 3,645 |
Total votes: 17,853 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 35 (4 seats)
Incumbent Moore Capito, incumbent Eric Nelson, incumbent Charlotte Lane, and Edward Burgess defeated Bill Johnson in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 35 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Moore Capito | 27.5 | 3,952 | |
✔ | Eric Nelson | 24.1 | 3,469 | |
✔ | Charlotte Lane | 20.2 | 2,902 | |
✔ | Edward Burgess | 15.2 | 2,186 | |
Bill Johnson | 13.1 | 1,879 |
Total votes: 14,388 | ||||
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2016
Elections for the West Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 10, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was January 30, 2016. Incumbent John B. McCuskey (R) and incumbent Chris Stansbury (R) did not seek re-election.
The following candidates ran in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 35 general election.[4][5]
West Virginia House of Delegates District 35, General Election, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Democratic | Andrew Byrd Incumbent | 15.23% | 13,546 | |
Republican | Moore Capito | 16.67% | 14,822 | |
Republican | Charlotte Lane | 11.81% | 10,505 | |
Republican | Eric Nelson Incumbent | 13.36% | 11,881 | |
Democratic | Ben Adams | 11.13% | 9,899 | |
Democratic | Thornton Cooper | 10.57% | 9,404 | |
Democratic | Benjamin M. Sheridan | 9.70% | 8,628 | |
Republican | Keith Pauley | 11.53% | 10,251 | |
Total Votes | 88,936 | |||
Source: West Virginia Secretary of State |
The following candidates ran in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 35 Democratic primary.[6][7]
West Virginia House of Delegates District 35, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Democratic | Ben Adams | 13.80% | 3,806 | |
Democratic | Andrew Byrd Incumbent | 22.87% | 6,308 | |
Democratic | Thornton Cooper | 12.37% | 3,413 | |
Democratic | Benjamin M. Sheridan | 10.64% | 2,935 | |
Democratic | C.B. Britton | 6.37% | 1,757 | |
Democratic | Devin J. Casey | 6.38% | 1,759 | |
Democratic | John Knight | 8.27% | 2,281 | |
Democratic | Shawn Little | 9.11% | 2,513 | |
Democratic | Jack Rogers | 10.18% | 2,809 | |
Total Votes | 27,581 |
The following candidates ran in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 35 Republican primary.[6][7]
West Virginia House of Delegates District 35, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | Moore Capito | 23.77% | 4,896 | |
Republican | Charlotte Lane | 14.43% | 2,973 | |
Republican | Eric Nelson Incumbent | 21.30% | 4,388 | |
Republican | Keith Pauley | 14.03% | 2,890 | |
Republican | Calvin Grimm | 4.20% | 866 | |
Republican | Bill Johnson | 9.00% | 1,853 | |
Republican | Matt Kelly | 13.26% | 2,731 | |
Total Votes | 20,597 |
Primary race background
- Main article: West Virginia races we're watching, 2016
Moore Capito is the son of U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R) and grandson of former West Virginia Gov. Arch Moore (R). Capito's campaign website emphasized economic issues such as job creation and simplified taxes, among other issues. "We want to promote job creation in the private sector. To achieve this, we need to have a pro-growth strategy which includes cutting regulation and a tax structure that is simpler and less burdensome," Moore's website stated.[8]
Charlotte Lane is a former member of the state House of Delegates, a former commissioner of the West Virginia Public Service Commission, and a former commissioner of the U.S. International Trade Commission. She previously sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 2nd Congressional District. On her campaign website, Lane cited her experience on the public service commission on issues such as local infrastructure and water and sewer services. She also cited her experience as U.S. international trade commissioner in which she "stood up to China's unfair trade practices that cost West Virginia jobs here at home."[9]
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Campaign themes
2024
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2022
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2020
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2016
Capito's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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Jobs
Growth
Community
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—Moore Capito[11] |
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2023
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2022
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2021
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2020
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2019
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2018
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2017
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2016
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Footnotes
- ↑ “US News and World Report,” “Republican Moore Capito Resigns From West Virginia Legislature to Focus on Governor's Race,” December 21, 2023
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Moore Capito," accessed February 25, 2023
- ↑ West Virginia House of Delegates, "Moore Capito," accessed February 25, 2023
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate search," accessed November 4, 2016
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed May 3, 2017
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," accessed January 30, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 10, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ Moore Capito, "Moore's Agenda," accessed April 19, 2016
- ↑ VoteCharlotteLane.com, "Meet Charlotte," accessed April 18, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Moore Capito, "Moore's Agenda," accessed September 20, 2016
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Preceded by Bryan Ward (R) |
West Virginia House of Delegates District 55 2022-2023 |
Succeeded by JB Akers (R) |
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West Virginia House of Delegates District 35 2016-2022 |
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