{Charleston,
West Virginia}…West Virginia Republican Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito, who
turned 59 Monday, announced Monday morning that she is running in 2014 for the
U.S. Senate seat now held by Democrat Jay Rockefeller. Capito has long
considered a run for the Senate but passed it up following the death of
long-time Senator Robert Byrd. Rockefeller, 75, is serving his fifth term in
the Senate. Prior to that he served two terms as Governor. Rockefeller hasn’t
indicated whether he plans to run for re-election in 2014, but there continues
to be speculation that he may retire at the end of this term. Capito was
elected to her seventh term in the house on November 6th.
