Shelley Moore Capito

7ebce25bf1c0e2044a0f6a706700c80d.jpg

Rep. Shelly Moore Capito, R-W.Va. testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, before the Senate subcommittee on Water and Wildlife hearing to examine the safety and security of drinking water supplies following the Central West Virginia drinking water crisis. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)

18cae5e2f1c3e2044a0f6a706700beaf.jpg

Rep. Shelly Moore Capito, R-W.Va. pours a glass of water while testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, before the Senate subcommittee on Water and Wildlife hearing to examine the safety and security of drinking water supplies following the Central West Virginia drinking water crisis. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)

9_192013_ap3844300123888201.jpg

Rep. Shelley Moore Capito hopes to become the first Republican elected to the U.S. Senate from West Virginia since the early 1940s. (Associated Press photographs)