Barry Moore | |
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 Official portrait, 2021 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromAlabama | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Martha Roby |
| Constituency | 2nd district (2021–2025) 1st district (2025–present) |
| Member of theAlabama House of Representatives from the 91st district | |
| In office November 3, 2010 – November 7, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Terry Spicer |
| Succeeded by | Rhett Marques |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Felix Barry Moore (1966-09-26)September 26, 1966 (age 59) Coffee County, Alabama, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | Enterprise State Community College (AS) Auburn University (BS) |
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| Website | House website Campaign website |
Felix Barry Moore (born September 26, 1966) is an American politician serving as theU.S. representative forAlabama's 1st congressional district since 2025. It includes the entirety ofBaldwin,Coffee,Covington,Dale,Escambia,Geneva,Henry, andHouston counties, as well as most ofMobile County. The largest city in the district isMobile. He represented the 91st district in theAlabama House of Representatives from 2010 to 2018.[1]
Moore first ran for the U.S. Congress to representAlabama's 2nd congressional district in2018, challenging incumbent representativeMartha Roby.[2] He finished third in the Republican primary. After Roby's retirement in2020, Moore launched a campaign for the open seat. He won the primary and defeatedDemocrat Phyllis Harvey-Hall in the general election. In 2024, following redistricting as a result ofAllen v. Milligan, Moore was placed intoAlabama's 1st congressional district and ran against fellow incumbent representativeJerry Carl in the Republican primary. Moore narrowly won the nomination in the new district, unseating Carl.[3]
On August 12, 2025, Moore announced he will not seekreelection to the House in 2026, and announced acampaign for theSenate to replaceTommy Tuberville, who is running forgovernor.[4]
Moore was born inCoffee County, Alabama, on September 26, 1966.[5][6] He grew up on a farm in Coffee County, and attendedEnterprise State Community College.[7] He later attendedAuburn University, where he received aBachelor of Science degree inagricultural science in 1992.[8] While attending Auburn, Moore enlisted in theAlabama National Guard.[9]
In 1998, Moore founded Barry Moore Industries, a waste hauling company.[10]
Moore entered politics in 2010 at the urging of then-chair of theAlabama Republican PartyMike Hubbard. Moore was elected to the Alabama House of Representatives in 2010, defeating Democratic incumbentTerry Spicer.[11]
In April 2014, Moore was arrested for felony perjury and lying to authorities during a grand jury investigation into Hubbard.[12] Moore was acquitted of all charges.[11][13]
In 2018, Moore challenged incumbent U.S. RepresentativeMartha Roby in the Republican primary forAL-02, placing third behind Roby and former U.S. RepresentativeBobby Bright.[7]
Moore again sought the nomination in 2020. The seat was open after Roby opted not to run for a sixth term. Moore placed second in the seven-way Republican primary, the real contest in the heavily Republican district, trailingDothan businessman Jeff Coleman. He then defeated Coleman in the runoff,[14] which had been delayed almost three months due to theCOVID-19 pandemic. In that time, Coleman's campaign faltered, and Moore eventually won.[15] He then defeated Democratic nominee Phyllis Harvey-Hall in the general election with 65.2% of the vote.[16]
Moore ran for reelection in 2022.[17] In the Republican primary, Moore initially faced a challenge from Jeff Coleman, who announced another bid for the second congressional district. However, a federal panel ruled against Coleman's candidacy, as he qualified to run after the first deadline had passed, and the decision implementing a second deadline was reversed. This left Moore unopposed in the Republican primary.[18] In the general election, Moore faced Democratic nominee Phyllis Harvey-Hall in a rematch; he was reelected to a second term with 69% of the vote.[19]
In 2024, redistricting as a result ofAllen v. Milligan placed Moore intoAlabama's 1st congressional district, which was represented byJerry Carl, setting up a primary in which Moore and Carl were both incumbents pitted against each other in the 1st district.[20] On October 30, 2023, Moore confirmed to1819 News that he would run in the first congressional district, challenging Carl in the Republican primary.[21]
In the Republican primary on March 5, 2024, Moore narrowly won the Republican nomination against Carl, despite running in a district that was geographically more Carl's district than Moore's. The new 1st retained 60% of Carl’s constituents.[3]
In October 2024,The Washington Post reported that theChinese government was using itsSpamouflageinfluence operation to target Moore with accusations that he won his primary because of "the bloody Jewish consortium," as well as calling him a "Jewish dog", among otherantisemitic tropes. Moore has been critical of theChinese Communist Party, and has directed support forTaiwanese independence. Moore is notJewish.[22]
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On January 6, 2021, Moore objected to thecertification of the2020 U.S. presidential election results in Congress. On January 7, he was one of147 Republican lawmakers whovoted to overturn results in the election, immediately after thestorming of the U.S. Capitol.[23] 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 thekilling 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.[24]
In February 2021, Moore voted against theAmerican Rescue Plan, calling it a "blue state bailout".[25] The same month, he co-signedBob Good's Right To Earn A Living Act, which would make state and local governments that implement pandemic-relatedstay-at-home orders ineligible for funding through the Coronavirus Relief Fund.[26]
In March 2021, during a House vote on a measure condemning theMyanmar coup d'état that overwhelmingly passed, Moore was one of 14 House Republicans to vote against it.[27]
In June 2021, Moore was one of 21 House Republicans to vote against a resolution to give theCongressional Gold Medal to police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol onJanuary 6.[28]
In June 2021, Moore was one of 49 House Republicans to vote to repeal theAUMF against Iraq.[29][30]
In July 2021, Moore voted against the bipartisan ALLIES Act, which would increase by 8,000 the number ofspecial immigrant visas for allies of the U.S. military duringits invasion of Afghanistan, while also reducing some application requirements that caused long application backlogs; the bill passed in the House 407–16.[31] Later in August 2021, after the Talibangained control of Afghanistan, Moore called the American withdrawal from Afghanistan "a painful betrayal of our Afghan allies".[31]
As of January 2022, Moore had voted in line withJoe Biden's stated position 6% of the time.[32]
In February 2023, Moore introduced a bill, co-sponsored byAndrew Clyde,Lauren Boebert, andGeorge Santos, to designate the "AR-15-style rifle" the National Gun of the United States.[33][34]
During a town hall meeting inDaphne, 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.[35]
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Moore supported the2022 overturning ofRoe v. Wade, calling it "a huge victory for the pro-life movement and the Constitution."[59]
Moore was among the 71 Republicans who voted against final passage of theFiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 in the House.[60] He was also one of three members of Alabama's House delegation to vote against the bill, the others beingDale Strong andGary Palmer.[61]
Moore voted in favor of the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024, which would continue to provide Israel with military support during theGaza War, while also providing humanitarian aid to Palestinian civilians.[62] In a press release he stated "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."[63]
In November 2024, Moore voted for theSocial Security Fairness Act, which allows people to receive fullSocial Security benefits in addition to any other benefits they may be entitled to.[64]
Moore was one of 112 Republicans who voted against the Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024, which would continue to provide military, economic, and humanitarian aid toUkraine in the midst of theRusso-Ukrainian War.[65] In a press release he stated "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."[66]
| Year | Office | Party | Primary | General | Result | Swing | Ref. | |||||||||
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| Total | % | P. | Runoff | % | P. | Total | % | P. | ||||||||
| 2010 | State Representative | Republican | Does not appear | 9,754 | 64.31% | 1st | Won | Gain | [67] | |||||||
| 2014 | Republican | 3,905 | 55.46% | 1st | Does not appear | 7,484 | 96.27% | 1st | Won | Hold | [68] | |||||
| 2018 | U.S. Representative | Republican | 18,177 | 19.30% | 3rd | Does not appear | Lost | N/A | [69] | |||||||
| 2020 | Republican | 21,354 | 20.45% | 2nd | 52,248 | 60.45% | 1st | 197,996 | 65.22% | 1st | Won | Hold | [70] | |||
| 2022 | Republican | Does not appear | 137,460 | 69.09% | 1st | Won | Hold | [71] | ||||||||
| 2024 | Republican | 53,956 | 51.7% | 1st | Does not appear | 258,619 | 78.40% | 1st | Won | Hold | [72] | |||||
Moore married Heather Hopper in 1992; they have four children together.[5][11] The Moore family attend Hillcrest Baptist Church inEnterprise, Alabama.[5]
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| Preceded by | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromAlabama's 2nd congressional district 2021–2025 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromAlabama's 1st congressional district 2025–present | Incumbent |
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| Preceded by | United States representatives by seniority 272nd | Succeeded by |
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