Moore Capito, Matthew Harvey nominated for WV's U.S. Attorney vacancies

Moore Capito was a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from 2017 to 2023. He ran for governor in the 2024 election but lost in the Republican primary. He currently works as an attorney at the Pittsburgh law firm Babst Calland, which has an office in ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä.

In a post on X, Moore Capito said he is grateful for the nomination.

“President Trump’s commitment to law and order is making our state safer and stronger,� he said.

Harvey was nominated for the Northern District of West Virginia.

He has been the prosecuting attorney in Jefferson County since his 2016 election. He also is chairman of the West Virginia First Foundation, which is distributing opioid settlement funds throughout the state. Harvey said he also had experience as a defense attorney.

“It’s an opportunity to prosecute cases on a bigger scale and to serve a greater number of citizens of West Virginia,� he said.

Harvey said that, while his policies and emphasis will come from the federal Department of Justice and Attorney General Pam Bondi, he is hoping to “attack� drug dealers bringing illicit substances — including fentanyl — into West Virginia.

“That’s the challenge of our generation. That’s the most dangerous thing that West Virginians have faced, and we are making progress in turning the tide on that,� he said. “I want to be able to help finish eradicating fentanyl from West Virginia.�

Both Capito and Harvey will need to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee and then the full Senate. Their terms coincide with the term of the president.