Moore Capito
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. He announced on November 29, 2022 that he would stand as a candidate for governor of West Virginia in 2024. He resigned from the West Virginia House in December 2023 to focus on his campaign for governor.
Moore Capito | |
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| Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates | |
| In office December 1, 2016 – December 22, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | JB McCuskey |
| Succeeded by | JB Akers |
| Constituency | 55th district (2022–2023) 35th district (2016–2022) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 30, 1982 Charleston, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Parent | Shelley Moore Capito (mother) |
| Relatives | Arch Moore (grandfather) Shelley Moore (grandmother) Riley Moore (cousin) |
| Alma mater | Duke University (BA) Washington and Lee University (JD) |
Capito earned a Bachelor of Arts from Duke University and a Juris Doctor from the Washington and Lee University School of Law.
He is the son of U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, the grandson of former West Virginia Governor Arch A. Moore Jr. and Shelley Riley Moore, and the cousin of Riley Moore.
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