For the second year in a row, the Wheeling Area Chamber of Commerce will host its Annual Meeting as the Lunch with Leaders program, at the Wheeling Park White Palace, on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. This year’s distinguished guest speaker is United States Senator Shelly Moore Capito.
Shelley Moore Capito was first elected to the United States Senate in 2014 and re-elected in 2020. She is also the first female Senator in West Virginia’s history and was elected with the largest margin of victory for a Republican in state history—winning more than 70 percent of the vote and all 55 counties, surpassing the previous mark she set in 2014 when she won more than 62 percent of the vote and all 55 counties.
After serving West Virginia’s Second Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives for 14 years, and as a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates for four years prior, Senator Capito decided to run for Senate to be an even stronger voice for the Mountain State. Senator Capito currently serves on the Appropriations Committee; the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee; the Rules and Administration Committee; and the Environment and Public Works Committee as Ranking Member. Senator Capito also serves as the Vice Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, the number five position in Senate Republican leadership.
A lifelong West Virginian herself, Senator Capito was born in Glen Dale in the Northern Panhandle. She holds a B.S. in Zoology from Duke University and an M.Ed. from the University of Virginia. She and her husband Charles L. Capito Jr. reside in Charleston. They have three adult children: two sons, Charles (wife Laura) and Moore, and one daughter, Shelley (husband Colin Macleod). They have also been blessed with eight grandchildren: Celia, Charlie, Eliza, Rose, Arch, Macaulay, Lewis, and Thomas.
Tickets and limited sponsorships are still available. Members can register for $60 and non-members at $75.
Registration takes place under Events at the Chamber’s official website: www.wheelingchamber.com
MAJOR Sponsors for this year’s event includes:
- McKinley Carter Wealth Services
- WesBanco
- Omni Strategic Technologies
- McKinley Architecture and Engineering
DIAMOND:
McKinley Carter Wealth Services
WesBanco
Omni Strategic Technologies
McKinley Architecture and Engineering
GOLD:
Regional Economic Development Partners (RED)
Visit Wheeling
Encova Insurance
Panhandle Cleaning and Restoration
