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Shelley Moore Capito

U.S. Senate

Raised · 2026 cycle

$5.8M

Source: FEC

Top PAC industries

Transportation · Oil & Gas · Construction

By PAC dollars · Source: FEC

As of July 2026, Shelley Moore Capito is a Republican who holds the seat of U.S. Senate in West Virginia. Federal Election Commission filings report $5,770,883 in total receipts for the 2026 cycle. The largest identified industry sources of PAC money to the campaign are Transportation, Oil & Gas, and Construction. All figures on this page are drawn from primary sources — FEC filings, congressional records, and STOCK Act disclosures — and link back to them.

Data last updated April 2026.

Shelley Moore Capito is West Virginia's senior U.S. Senator, the daughter of former Governor Arch Moore, and the first woman elected to represent West Virginia in the Senate. A moderate-to-conservative Republican known for her focus on infrastructure, Appalachian economic development, and opioid crisis response, she was a key negotiator of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021. West Virginia has shifted dramatically toward Republicans in the Trump era, making her re-election in 2026 expected to be comfortable.

Infrastructure & Transportation

Invest in West Virginia's roads, broadband, and water systems

  • Was a lead Republican negotiator of the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (2021)
  • Secured major funding for Appalachian highway development
  • Backed rural broadband expansion to unserved West Virginia communities
  • Championed water system upgrades for communities with lead pipe infrastructure

Opioid Crisis

Comprehensive federal response to opioid epidemic devastating West Virginia

  • Co-authored the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, the largest federal opioid legislation in history
  • Secured funding for treatment, prevention, and recovery programs in West Virginia
  • Pushed for increased DEA enforcement targeting pill mill distributors

Energy

Protect West Virginia's coal and natural gas industries while supporting energy transition

  • Opposed regulations threatening coal mining and coal-fired power plants in West Virginia
  • Backed natural gas pipeline expansion in Appalachia
  • Supported carbon capture technology research as a path to reduce emissions without eliminating fossil fuels

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PACs account for 43% of fundraising, a significant share from organized political money.

$5.8M

Total raised

$4.2M

Total spent

$4.1M

Cash on hand

Where the money comes from

Individual donations ≥$200$2.7M · 47%
Small dollar donations <$200$102K · 2%
PAC contributions$2.5M · 43%
Party committee contributions$62K · 1%
Transfers from other committees$426K · 7%

Reflects money received by the campaign committee itself. “Loans and other receipts” covers candidate or bank loans, offsets to operating expenditures, interest and other non-contribution receipts reported to the FEC. Independent expenditures by super PACs are not included.

Totals through 2026-04-22 · Source: FEC

Former staff and officials who held a role at this office and currently work in lobbying, law, advocacy, or the private sector. Sourced from sworn LDA filings.

Jared Jones
Former: Legislative Assistant
LobbyistatBROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLPLobbying firm

Sources: LDA filings via lda.gov · PolTraPro entity resolution. Confidence: confirmed only.