Barry Moore

Felix Barry Moore (born September 26, 1966) is an American politician serving since 2025 as the U.S. representative for Alabama's 1st congressional district. The district includes Baldwin, Coffee, Covington, Dale, Escambia, Geneva, Henry, and Houston Counties, as well as most of Mobile County. The largest city in the district is Mobile. From 2010 to 2018, Moore represented the 91st district in the Alabama House of Representatives.

Moore was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2020, having previously run for the seat as a primary challenger in 2018, and was reelected in 2022. In 2024, court-ordered redistricting placed him and fellow U.S. Representative Jerry Carl into the same district, forcing an incumbent-on-incumbent Republican primary. Moore narrowly won the nomination in the new district and was reelected in 2024.

Moore is the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in 2026, seeking to succeed retiring incumbent Tommy Tuberville.

Early life and education Moore was born in Coffee County, Alabama, on September 26, 1966. He grew up on a farm in Coffee County, and attended Enterprise State Community College. He later attended Auburn University, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in agricultural science in 1992. While attending Auburn, Moore enlisted in the Alabama National Guard.

Early career In 1998, Moore founded Barry Moore Industries, a waste hauling company.

Alabama House of Representatives Moore entered politics in 2010 at the urging of then-chair of the Alabama Republican Party Mike Hubbard. Moore was elected to the Alabama House of Representatives in 2010, defeating Democratic incumbent Terry Spicer.

In April 2014, Moore was arrested for felony perjury and lying to authorities during a grand jury investigation into Hubbard. Moore was recorded threatening another candidate for his seat, Josh Pipkin, allegedly at Hubbard's behest. Moore told Pipkin that Hubbard would eliminate a job incentive program in Enterprise, Alabama, and bring "holy hell" on Pipkin if he did not end his campaign. Moore was acquitted of all charges.

U.S. House of Representatives (2019-present) Elections 2018

In 2018, Moore challenged incumbent U.S. Representative Martha Roby in the Republican primary for AL-02, placing third behind Roby and former U.S. Representative Bobby Bright. which had been delayed almost three months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In that time, Coleman's campaign faltered, and Moore eventually won. He defeated Democratic nominee Phyllis Harvey-Hall in the general election with 65.2% of the vote.

2022

Moore ran for reelection in 2022. In the Republican primary, Moore initially faced a challenge from Jeff Coleman, who announced another bid for the second congressional district. But a federal panel ruled against Coleman's candidacy, as he had qualified to run after the first deadline passed, and the decision implementing a second deadline was reversed. This left Moore unopposed in the Republican primary. In the general election, Moore defeated Democratic nominee Phyllis Harvey-Hall in a rematch with 69% of the vote.

2024

In 2024, redistricting as a result of Allen v. Milligan placed Moore into Alabama's 1st congressional district, which was represented by Jerry Carl, setting up a primary in which Moore and Carl were pitted against each other in the 1st district. On October 30, 2023, Moore confirmed to 1819 News that he would run in the first congressional district, challenging Carl in the Republican primary.

On March 5, 2024, Moore narrowly won the primary, despite running in a district that was geographically more Carl's than his. The new 1st retained 60% of Carl’s constituents.

Tenure

On January 6, 2021, Moore objected to the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results in Congress. On January 7, he was one of 147 Republican lawmakers who voted to overturn results in the election, immediately after the storming of the U.S. Capitol. On January 10, Moore drew criticism for two posts on his personal Twitter account, one of which echoed the false claim of "stealing an election on November 3rd". Moore also posted about the killing of Ashli Babbitt, saying that a black officer shooting a white female veteran "doesn't fit the narrative". Twitter temporarily suspended his account; in response, Moore deactivated the account, alleging censorship of conservative voices. His official government Twitter account was unaffected.

In February 2021, Moore voted against the American Rescue Plan, calling it a "blue state bailout". The same month, he co-signed Bob Good's Right To Earn A Living Act, which would make state and local governments that implement pandemic-related stay-at-home orders ineligible for funding through the Coronavirus Relief Fund.

In March 2021, during a House vote on a measure condemning the Myanmar coup d'état that overwhelmingly passed, Moore was one of 14 House Republicans to vote against it.

In June 2021, Moore was one of 21 House Republicans to vote against a resolution to give the Congressional Gold Medal to police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on January 6.

In June 2021, Moore was one of 49 House Republicans to vote to repeal the AUMF against Iraq.

In July 2021, Moore voted against the bipartisan ALLIES Act, which would increase by 8,000 the number of special immigrant visas for allies of the U.S. military during its invasion of Afghanistan, while also reducing some application requirements that caused long application backlogs; the bill passed in the House 407–16. In August 2021, after the Taliban gained control of Afghanistan, Moore called the American withdrawal from Afghanistan "a painful betrayal of our Afghan allies".

In February 2023, Moore introduced a bill, co-sponsored by Andrew Clyde, Lauren Boebert, and George Santos, to designate the "AR-15-style rifle" the National Gun of the United States.

During a town hall meeting in Daphne, Alabama on August 27, 2025, Moore was booed and heckled by his constituents and left abruptly out the back door without completing the town hall.

Committee assignments For the 119th Congress: Committee on Agriculture Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture (Vice Chair) Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee on Oversight

Caucus memberships Sunset and Repeal Caucus (Founder) Congressional Peanut Caucus (Co-Chair) Freedom Caucus Congressional Coalition on Adoption Rare Disease Caucus Congressional Western Caucus Republican Study Committee Messaging Task Force (Southern Region) House Republican Israel Caucus Congressional Army Caucus Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus Congressional Air Force Caucus Congressional Chicken Caucus Congressional Coal Caucus Congressional Crop Insurance Caucus Congressional Rural Broadband Caucus Congressional Joint Strike Fighter Force Caucus Anti-Woke Caucus National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus Congressional FFA Caucus Congressional Fertilizer Caucus Congressional Aquaculture Caucus Congressional Task Force on Down Syndrome

Political positions Abortion Moore supported the 2022 overturning of Roe v. Wade, calling it "a huge victory for the pro-life movement and the Constitution".

Debt ceiling Moore was among the 71 Republicans who voted against final passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 in the House. He was also one of three members of Alabama's House delegation to vote against the bill, along with Dale Strong and Gary Palmer.

Israel Moore voted in favor of the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024, which would continue to provide Israel with military support during the Gaza war while also providing humanitarian aid to Palestinian civilians. In a press release, he wrote: "We must stand with Israel and provide the support and resources necessary to rid the Middle East and the world of Hamas' terrorist regime. Any threat to Israel is a threat to the United States and our freedoms."

Sharia Like Tuberville, Moore has adopted anti-Muslim rhetoric. As a state representative in 2014, he said banning sharia (Islamic law) in Alabama was one of his top priorities. In 2026, Moore introduced the CRUSADE Act, which would require immigrants applying for a religious worker visa to explicitly disavow sharia. The title of the bill references the Crusades, a series of religious wars between Christians and Muslims. Moore has also joined the Sharia Free caucus and, alongside Tuberville, sponsored the Defeat Sharia Law in America Act. He has said: "We must be clear that Sharia law has no place in a nation built on Christian moral foundations, constitutional rights, and the rule of law. That’s why I co-sponsored the No Sharia Act to preserve our constitutional and God-given rights. To allow otherwise would be to abandon the foundation of America."

Social Security In November 2024, Moore voted for the Social Security Fairness Act, which allows people to receive full Social Security benefits in addition to any other benefits they may be entitled to.

Ukraine Moore was one of 112 Republicans to vote against the Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024, which would continue to provide military, economic, and humanitarian aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War. In a press release, he wrote: "I oppose another blank check to Ukraine while we are $35 trillion in debt and our border has been overrun by more than nine million illegals. Americans are tired of being last on their government's list of priorities, and they deserve better."

Electoral history + Year Office Party Primary General Result Swing . Total % . Runoff % . Total % . 2010 State Representative Republican 9,754 64.31% 1st Gain 2014 Republican 3,905 55.46% 1st 7,484 96.27% 1st Hold 2018 U.S. Representative Republican 18,177 19.30% 3rd N/A 2020 Republican 21,354 20.45% 2nd 52,248 60.45% 1st 197,996 65.22% 1st Hold 2022 Republican 137,460 69.09% 1st Hold 2024Republican 53,95651.7%1st 258,61978.40%1stHold

Personal life Moore married Heather Hopper in 1992; they have four children. The Moore family attend Hillcrest Baptist Church in Enterprise, Alabama.