Searching...
close ✖
Senator from West Virginia. She has served 9 years in the Senate.
Compare votes to other senators
Committee Assignments
- Commerce, Science, and Transportation (ranks 12th)
- Rules and Administration (ranks 4th)
- Appropriations (ranks 8th)
- Environment and Public Works (ranks 1st)
Latest Privately Funded Trips
Latest ProPublica Stories
Representative Subjects
We trained a computer model to analyze the press releases sent by members of Congress. Here’s what it came up with:
Policy Priorities
What policy areas does Sen. Capito focus on, as expressed by her press releases? Learn more.
- Health 15.9%
- Government Operations and Politics 9.4%
- Science, Technology, Communications 6.8%
- Arts, Culture, Religion & History 6.1%
- Water Resources Development 5.4%
- Education 5.3%
- Public Lands and Natural Resources 5.0%
- Environmental Protection 4.9%
- Energy 4.5%
- Crime and Law Enforcement 4.4%
- Emergency Management 3.8%
- Foreign Trade and International Finance 3.7%
- Armed Forces and National Security 3.6%
- Transportation and Public Works 3.2%
- Social Welfare & Families 3.2%
- Taxation 2.3%
- Sports and Recreation 1.7%
- Economics and Public Finance 1.6%
- International Affairs 1.6%
- Native Americans 1.5%
- Labor and Employment 1.5%
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1.3%
- Finance and Financial Sector 1.2%
- Housing and Community Development 0.9%
- Commerce 0.6%
- Immigration 0.3%
- Agriculture and Food 0.1%
Show All Policy Areas
Distinctive Topics
What topics does Sen. Capito talk about in her recent press releases more often than other members of Congress do? Learn more.
- new river gorge
- individual awards
- joe manchin
- housing authority of
- announce more than
- university wvu
- palliative care
- yeager airport
Similar Members
What members of Congress use language that is most similar to Sen. Capito in their recent press releases? Learn more.
Votes against Party
13.2%
Current site
Current page