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Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito is the Representative for West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District. She is distinguished as the only Republican and the only woman in that state's congressional delegation.

Capito serves on the House Financial Services Committee - where she is the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development - as well as the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. She is also a member of the Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues and a member of the Congressional Steel Caucus and Sportsman’s Caucus.

Improving and expanding rural health care is one of her top priorities, which she pursues as a steering committee member of the Rural Health Care Caucus and as Co-Chair of the Long Term Care Caucus, which focuses on providing high quality health care for our nation's seniors and disabled citizens.

Congresswoman Capito's priorities also have included the elimination of restrictive regulations that make it tough for companies to stay in West Virginia or move new jobs into the state. She continues to pursue funding for critical West Virginia road projects, and she also focuses on efforts to boost the productivity of West Virginia businesses and create new jobs in the state. She is a staunch proponent of a strong national defense and increased homeland security.

Prior to her service in the U.S. House, Capito represented the Charleston area in the West Virginia House of Delegates for two terms. Before that, she worked as a career counselor at West Virginia State College and as Director of the Educational Information Center for the West Virginia Board of Regents.

Born and raised in West Virginia, Capito graduated from Duke University and holds a master's degree from the University of Virginia.