Moore Capito

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. 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. He resigned from the West Virginia House in December 2023 to focus on his campaign.

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

Personal life
Capito is a Presbyterian and is married to commentator and host Liberty Capito (née Vittert), with whom he lives in Charleston, West Virginia. He has two children with his previous wife, Katie Capito.

Moore 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.