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Shelley Moore Capito

R Republican · Senator, West Virginia
36
Moderate self-dealing
5/6 components have data
#19 of 193 scored

Senator Shelley Moore Capito and her family are active individual-stock traders, with hundreds of disclosed transactions (estimated multi-million-dollar volume) concentrated in financial and technology blue-chips. A 2022 New York Times investigation flagged 26 of her ~76 reported holdings as potential conflicts given her committee seats, and her husband is a retired financial-industry executive (Wells Fargo Advisors, formerly Citigroup/Smith Barney), heightening committee-sector overlap with banking and energy panels she has served on or chairs (EPW). No FEC personal-use findings, no documented family lobbying tied to her office, and her 3.0% missed-vote rate is near the Senate median. The most substantive accountability concerns center on stock-trading conflicts; other categories show little or no documented self-dealing.

Public record

In Congress since
2001
Committees
Environment and Public Works (Chairman)
Appropriations
Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Rules and Administration
Missed votes, 119th Congress
1.9% (17 of 915; median member 1.9%)
Campaign money, 2025–26 cycle
$4.6M raised · 36% from PACs & committees · $4.4M cash on hand FEC ↗

The stock-trading ban

Senate cloture on H.R. 7008, Sep 30, 2026
Yes
Cosponsored a ban bill
None

H.R. 7008 bans new stock purchases by members, spouses and dependents; it doesn't force sales of existing holdings. The Senate vote was on the version paired with the SAVE Act, which is why no Democrat voted yes. Full breakdown →

Disclosed stock trades

88trades since Jan 2025
18buys
70sells
0filed past 45 days
$172K–$1.5Mdisclosed value range

Most-traded: MSFT ×10 · AAPL ×7 · GOOGL ×4 · LOW ×4 · CEG ×3 · AVGO ×3 · FDS ×3 · PAYX ×3

TradedFiledOwnerAssetTypeAmount
Jul 21, 2026Aug 4, 2026SpouseMSFT Microsoft Corporation - Common StockPartial sell$15,001 - $50,000filing ↗
Jul 21, 2026Aug 4, 2026SpouseAAPL Apple Inc. - Common StockPartial sell$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Jul 21, 2026Aug 4, 2026SpouseINTC Intel Corporation - Common StockPartial sell$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Jul 21, 2026Aug 4, 2026SpouseKO Coca-Cola Company (The) Common StockPartial sell$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Jul 21, 2026Aug 4, 2026SpouseCSCO Cisco Systems, Inc. - Common StockPartial sell$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Jun 16, 2026Jul 6, 2026SpouseCitigroup New Inc (C)Sell$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Apr 17, 2026May 7, 2026SpouseCEG Constellation Energy Corporation - Common Stock When-IssuedPartial sell$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Apr 17, 2026May 7, 2026SpouseAAPL Apple Inc. - Common StockPartial sell$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Apr 13, 2026May 7, 2026SpouseAVGO Broadcom Inc. - Common StockPartial sell$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Mar 28, 2026Apr 12, 2026SpouseMA Mastercard Incorporated Common StockBuy$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Mar 31, 2026Apr 4, 2026SpouseFDS FactSet Research Systems Inc. Common StockSell$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Mar 26, 2026Apr 4, 2026SpouseFDS FactSet Research Systems Inc. Common StockPartial sell$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Mar 25, 2026Apr 4, 2026SpouseFDS FactSet Research Systems Inc. Common StockPartial sell$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Mar 12, 2026Apr 4, 2026SpousePNC PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) Common StockBuy$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Mar 11, 2026Apr 4, 2026SpouseAXP American Express Company Common StockBuy$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Feb 24, 2026Mar 4, 2026SpouseITW Illinois Tool Works Inc. Common StockPartial sell$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Feb 20, 2026Mar 4, 2026SpousePAYX Paychex, Inc. - Common StockSell$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Feb 10, 2026Mar 4, 2026SpouseBLK BlackRock, Inc. Common StockPartial sell$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Feb 10, 2026Mar 4, 2026SpouseADI Analog Devices, Inc. - Common StockPartial sell$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Feb 9, 2026Mar 4, 2026SpouseAVGO Broadcom Inc. - Common StockBuy$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Feb 9, 2026Mar 4, 2026SpouseGOOGL - Alphabet Inc. - Class C Capital StockBuy$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Jan 28, 2026Feb 5, 2026SpouseSBUX Starbucks CorpPartial sell$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Dec 16, 2025Jan 6, 2026SpouseMSFT Microsoft CorpPartial sell$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Dec 16, 2025Jan 6, 2026SpouseAAPL Apple IncPartial sell$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Dec 16, 2025Jan 6, 2026SpouseGOOGL Alphabet Cl APartial sell$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Dec 11, 2025Jan 6, 2026SpouseK KellanovaSell$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Nov 13, 2025Dec 4, 2025SpouseMETA Meta Platforms IncBuy$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Nov 13, 2025Dec 4, 2025SpousePAYX Paychex IncPartial sell$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Nov 13, 2025Dec 4, 2025SpouseLOW Lowe's CompaniesPartial sell$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Oct 29, 2025Nov 4, 2025SpouseMSFT Microsoft CorpSell$15,001 - $50,000filing ↗
Oct 29, 2025Nov 4, 2025SpouseIBM Intl Business MachinesPartial sell$15,001 - $50,000filing ↗
Oct 29, 2025Nov 4, 2025SpouseCitigroup Inc New (C)Partial sell$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Oct 24, 2025Nov 4, 2025SpouseLLY Eli Lilly and CompanyBuy$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Oct 22, 2025Nov 4, 2025SpouseMSFT Microsoft CorpPartial sell$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Oct 21, 2025Nov 4, 2025SpousePAYX Paychex IncPartial sell$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Oct 21, 2025Nov 4, 2025SpouseLOW Lowe's CompaniesPartial sell$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Oct 20, 2025Nov 4, 2025SpouseLOW Lowe's CompaniesPartial sell$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Oct 17, 2025Nov 4, 2025SpouseCOST Costco WholesalePartial sell$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Oct 17, 2025Nov 4, 2025SpouseCVX Chevron CorpPartial sell$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Sep 18, 2025Oct 5, 2025SpouseMSFT Microsoft CorpPartial sell$15,001 - $50,000filing ↗
Sep 18, 2025Oct 5, 2025SpouseAAPL Apple IncPartial sell$15,001 - $50,000filing ↗
Aug 4, 2025Sep 3, 2025SpouseBLK Blackrock IncPartial sell$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Aug 1, 2025Sep 3, 2025SpouseSHW Sherwin-Williams CompanyBuy$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Aug 1, 2025Sep 3, 2025SpousePLD Prologis IncBuy$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Jul 31, 2025Aug 4, 2025SpouseCL Colgate-Palmolive CompanySell$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Jul 31, 2025Aug 4, 2025SpousePPG PPG IndustriesSell$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Jul 31, 2025Aug 4, 2025SpouseGD General Dynamics CorpPartial sell$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Jul 30, 2025Aug 4, 2025SpousePPG PPG IndustriesPartial sell$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Jul 29, 2025Aug 4, 2025SpouseMETA Meta Platforms IncBuy$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Jul 29, 2025Aug 4, 2025SpouseGOOGL Alphabet Cl ABuy$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Jul 18, 2025Aug 4, 2025SpouseAVGO Broadcom LtdPartial sell$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Jul 18, 2025Aug 4, 2025SpouseJPM JP Morgan Chase & CompanyPartial sell$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Jul 18, 2025Aug 4, 2025SpouseMSFT Microsoft CorpPartial sell$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Jul 18, 2025Aug 4, 2025SpouseAAPL Apple IncPartial sell$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Jul 18, 2025Aug 4, 2025SpouseAFL Aflac IncPartial sell$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Jul 17, 2025Aug 4, 2025SpouseCB Chubb LtdPartial sell$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Jul 1, 2025Aug 4, 2025SpouseAXP American Express CompanyBuy$15,001 - $50,000filing ↗
Jun 23, 2025Jul 4, 2025SpouseUNH Unitedhealth Group IncSell$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Jun 18, 2025Jul 4, 2025SpouseADI Analog DevicesPartial sell$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗
Jun 18, 2025Jul 4, 2025SpouseWFC Wells Fargo & CompanySell$1,001 - $15,000filing ↗

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Amounts are the ranges members must report, not exact values. The STOCK Act requires a report within 45 days of a trade; "late" counts days past that deadline, measured to the filing date.

How the score breaks down

Stock self-tradinghousehold / spouse
25% weight
68
High-volume individual-stock trading by Capito and family (hundreds of disclosed trades, estimated $1M-$9M+ volume, 2017-2025), heavily in finance and tech. A 2022 NYT investigation identified 26 of ~76 reported holdings as potential committee conflicts (e.g., Carrier, Verizon). Earlier (2008) House Financial Services Committee-era Citigroup call-option trades during the TARP bailout window drew insider-trading criticism. Spouse was a financial-industry executive, deepening sector overlap.
NYT found Capito and family traded stocks of companies overseen by her committees; 26 of 76 reported as potential conflicts (Carrier, Verizon).News reportingmountaineerjournal.com ↗Capito reported Citigroup call-option trades in Nov. 2008 while on House Financial Services Committee, days before the Citigroup TARP bailout.News reportingwvgazettemail.com ↗
Net-worth enrichment in office
15% weight
20
OpenSecrets estimated net worth around $2.1M (2018); 2023 disclosure ranges $2.65M-$7.83M; Quiver estimates ~$4.7M (2025). Growth is plausible from market gains and her financier husband's income rather than clearly traceable to office; disclosure ranges are too wide to establish enrichment beyond salary+market with confidence.
OpenSecrets estimated Capito's net worth at ~$2.15M in 2018; 2023 disclosure spans $2.65M-$7.83M.Reference databaseopensecrets.org ↗Quiver Quantitative estimates Capito's net worth at ~$4.7M as of Sept 2025.Data aggregatorquiverquant.com ↗
Money → action alignmentcorrelation, not proof of any quid-pro-quo
20% weight
38
Correlation, not proof. Capito chairs the Environment and Public Works Committee and is a long-standing coal/energy advocate; energy and securities/finance are major GOP-aligned donor industries and recurring contributors to her. Her votes and bills consistently favor coal, fossil energy, and deregulation, aligning with donor interests, but no quid pro quo is documented.
Capito chairs EPW and advocates coal/energy interests, founding the Congressional Coal Caucus.Official recordcapito.senate.gov ↗OpenSecrets tracks Capito's industry contributors, with energy and finance among top sectors.Reference databaseopensecrets.org ↗
Campaign-fund personal useno data
15% weight
—
No documented findings of personal use of campaign or leadership-PAC funds by Capito. General reporting on weak FEC leadership-PAC enforcement exists but contains no allegation specific to her.
No personal-use allegation against Capito found; FEC campaign-finance filings show no such finding.Official recordfec.gov ↗
Revolving door & family
15% weight
15
No documented family lobbying or federal contracts tied to her office. Her husband, Charles Capito, was a financial-industry executive (Wells Fargo Advisors, formerly Citigroup/Smith Barney), and son Moore Capito is a WV state legislator who held her former seat; these are dynastic/financial ties rather than clear revolving-door self-dealing. No staff-to-lobbyist pipeline documented here.
Husband Charles Capito was a managing director at Wells Fargo Advisors (formerly Citigroup's Smith Barney); son Moore Capito holds elected WV office.Reference databaseen.wikipedia.org ↗
Skips the job to fundraise
10% weight
10
Capito missed 127 of 4,289 roll-call votes (3.0%) over her career, near the Senate median of 2.8% - low absenteeism. She fundraises actively (e.g., a reported ~$970K quarter), but there is no evidence that fundraising or paid speeches displaced her legislative duties.
Capito missed 3.0% of roll-call votes, on par with the Senate median.Reference databasegovtrack.us ↗Capito disclosed roughly $970K of new fundraising in a recent period.Data aggregatorquiverquant.com ↗

Sources behind this score: 2 news reporting · 4 reference database · 2 data aggregator · 2 official record. Score = weighted average of the components that have data; the 1 without sourced evidence are excluded, never counted against the member. Methodology →

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