WV Sen. Capito: ‘I Plan To Vote To Confirm Judge Kavanaugh’

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 12: Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) greets Judge Brett Kavanaugh prior to a meeting in the Russell Senate Office Building on July 12, 2018 in Washington, DC. Kavanaugh is meeting with members o... WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 12: Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) greets Judge Brett Kavanaugh prior to a meeting in the Russell Senate Office Building on July 12, 2018 in Washington, DC. Kavanaugh is meeting with members of the Senate after U.S. President Donald Trump nominated him to succeed retiring Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy. (Photo by Alex Edelman/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) announced Thursday that she planned to support Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation.

Notably, Capito graduated from Holton-Arms School in 1971. Christine Blasey Ford, who’s accused Kavanaugh of sexual assault when they were high school students, graduated from Holton-Arms in 1984.

Read Capito’s statement announcing her planned vote for Kavanaugh below:

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