Moore Capito
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| United States Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia | |
| Assumed office October 10, 2025[1] | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | William S. Thompson |
| Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates | |
| In office December 1, 2016 – December 22, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | JB McCuskey |
| Succeeded by | JB Akers |
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| Born | Arch Alfred Moore Capito August 30, 1982 |
| Party | Republican |
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| Children | 3 |
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| Education | Duke University (BA) Washington and Lee University (JD) |
Arch Alfred 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.[2][3] A member of the Republican Party, he was a candidate for governor of West Virginia in the state's 2024 gubernatorial election but was defeated by Patrick Morrisey.[4] He resigned from the West Virginia House in December 2023 to focus on his campaign.[5]
Capito earned a Bachelor of Arts from Duke University and a Juris Doctor from the Washington and Lee University School of Law.[6]