Moore Capito
Member of the
West Virginia House of Delegates
In office
December 1, 2016 – December 22, 2023
Preceded byJB McCuskey
Succeeded byJB Akers
Constituency55th district (2022–2023)
35th district (2016–2022)
Personal details
Born (1982-08-30) August 30, 1982 (age 41)
Charleston, West Virginia, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
ParentShelley Moore Capito (mother)
RelativesArch Moore (grandfather)
Shelley Moore (grandmother)
Riley Moore (cousin)
Alma materDuke University (BA)
Washington and Lee University (JD)

Moore Capito (born August 30, 1982) is an American attorney and politician who served in the West Virginia House of Delegates from 2016 to 2023.[1][2] He announced on November 29, 2022 that he would stand as a candidate for governor of West Virginia in 2024.[3] He resigned from the West Virginia House in December 2023 to focus on his campaign for governor.[4]

Capito earned a Bachelor of Arts from Duke University and a Juris Doctor from the Washington and Lee University School of Law.[5]

He is the son of U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito,[1] the grandson of former West Virginia Governor Arch A. Moore Jr. and Shelley Riley Moore, and the cousin of Riley Moore.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Capito's son, Moore, plans to run for House of Delegates". Wvmetronews.com. 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
  2. ^ "Moore Capito (R - Kanawha, 35)". Wvlegislature.gov. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
  3. ^ "Moore Capito, whose name likely rings a bell, says he's running for West Virginia governor". www.wvmetronews.com. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  4. ^ "House Judiciary Chairman Moore Capito resigns Legislature to focus on campaign for governor". www.wvmetronews.com. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  5. ^ "West Virginia House of Delegates Biography". www.wvlegislature.gov. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  6. ^ Gibson, Brittany (2023-06-12). "McCarthy endorses Riley Moore for open West Virginia House seat". POLITICO. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
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