WGR to Honor Sen. Shelley Moore Capito & Rep. Grace Napolitano on May 19

This week WGR announced this year’s honorees for the 2021 Outstanding Member of Congress, Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) & Representative Grace Napolitano (D-CA). Our Public Sector honoree is Andrea King, Department of Health and Human Services at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

Join us to celebrate Senator Capito, Rep. Napolitano and Andrea King at the Congressional Celebration and Fireside Chat on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 from 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm. The program will include a brief awards ceremony followed by a fireside chat with our Honorees and networking breakouts with Members of Congress. A VIP reception with the awardees will kick off the event for WGR leaders and sponsors.

To learn more about the event, registration and sponsorship click here.

About Our Honorees

Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)

Shelley Moore Capito was elected by the people of West Virginia to the United States Senate in 2014, and re-elected in 2020. She is the first female U.S. senator in West Virginia’s history.

Senator Capito is being honored for her continued support of WGR including meeting with members on Hill Day. She has gone from a member of the House to a Senator and is now Ranking member on EPW. She is trustworthy and true to her constituents and the issues she believes in. Senator Capito is bipartisan and works across the aisle whenever possible, especially with Democratic Senators. She puts strong women around her and exemplifies what we should all strive to emulate and we are thrilled to celebrate her this year.

Representative Grace Napolitano (D-CA)

Congresswoman Grace Flores Napolitano represents California’s 32nd District. Napolitano is the highest-ranking California member and Hispanic member of the U.S. House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure where she currently serves as Chairwoman on the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, which oversees EPA’s Clean Water Act and US Army Corps of Engineers water programs.

Congresswoman Napolitano is a longtime supporter of WGR engaging with the organization’s events over the years. Most recently, she was the featured Member at the Transportation & Infrastructure and Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force breakout room during our 2020 Congressional Celebration. Rep Napolitano shared her time and expertise including teaching attendees how to make her famous guacamole and salsa, and sharing the best places in DC and LA to get good Mexican food. She is a member who cares deeply for her staff, which is why many of them have been with her for over a decade. She is a great friend to WGR and we are thrilled to celebrate her this year.

Andrea King is a longtime member of WGR as well as an active leader and ambassador!
Andrea King works at the Department of Health and Human Services at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) in a public health analysis role. Prior to that she was Director of Psychological Services for the Armed Forces Services Corps. Initially, after college at Tuskegee University, she had worked in the financial services industry, but opted to leave financial services in order to better help her community.

Andrea was born and raised in DC and has her Masters of Arts in Education & Human Development, Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the George Washington University. Her previous work includes providing mental health services to service members transitioning back to civilian life, and she has also done counseling work with people experiencing domestic violence.

She has been an active member of Women in Government Relations, as a Chair of the Health and Social Policies Task Force and is active in the DEI committee and the Financial Services Task Force.

Please join us in celebrating these amazing women and the rest of our Honorary Members on May 19 at an annual Congressional Reception.