Rachel Fetty Anderson
Rachel Fetty Anderson is a public interest attorney and Democratic politician from Morgantown, West Virginia, who served on the Morgantown City Council from 2017 to 2021; she was the Democratic nominee in West Virginia’s 2026 U.S. Senate election and lost to Shelley Moore CapitoShelley Moore CapitoShelley Moore Capito is an American Republican politician who has served as a U.S. senator from West Virginia since 2015, after serving in the U.S. House from 2001 to 2015; the first woman elected to the Senate from West Virginia, she won a third Senate term in November 2026.Open the full entry on November 3.
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Key facts
Early Life: Education
From 1999: Public Interest Attorney
Fetty Anderson has been licensed to practice law in New Mexico since 1999 and in West Virginia since 2010. Her family moved from Iowa to New Mexico and then to West Virginia, and has lived in Morgantown since 2008.[1]
She has worked as a public interest attorney for almost 30 years, representing clients in the foster care system, survivors of domestic violence, special education students and people with disabilities, and handling adoption, guardianship, custody and visitation cases as well as Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security benefit matters; she has also handled insurance appeals for free.[3][1]
2017–2021Morgantown City Council
May 2026Democratic Nomination
On May 12, 2026, Fetty Anderson won West Virginia’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary with 33.2% of the vote, defeating Jeffrey Kessler (27.0%), Zachary Shrewsbury (16.2%), Thornton Cooper (12.7%) and Rio Phillips (11.0%); she was the only woman in the primary field, and the Associated Press called the race at 10:18 p.m.[2][4]
She said she entered the race because she wanted a Democrat on the ballot she could vote for. She said she supports Medicare for All, restoring abortion rights, codifying the Equal Rights Amendment and restoring checks and balances on the executive branch. After the primary she said, “This will be the fight of our lives.”[4]
November 3, 2026U.S. Senate General Election
In the general election on November 3, 2026, Fetty Anderson lost to Republican incumbent Shelley Moore Capito; the Associated Press declared Capito the winner at 8:52 p.m. EST.[5]
Community Service
Since 1999 Fetty Anderson has volunteered with child advocacy centers, the Fun Factory children’s museum (now Sparks), Caritas House and the 211 helpline; she also serves on Morgantown’s Civilian Police Review and Advisory Board.[1]
Related Organizations, Websites, and Public Accounts
Personal website: https://www.fettyandersonforsenate.com/ (opens in a new window).[6]
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Sources
- About | Rachel Fetty Anderson for U.S. Senate (opens in a new window)
- Rachel Fetty Anderson (opens in a new window)
- U.S. Senate (opens in a new window)
- Capito secures GOP nomination for U.S. Senate in WV, will face Fetty Anderson in November general (opens in a new window)
- Republican Shelley Capito wins reelection to U.S. Senate from West Virginia (opens in a new window)
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