Barry Moore

Felix Barry Moore (born September 26, 1966) is an American politician who is the U.S. representative for Alabama's 2nd congressional district since 2021.

The district is based in the state capital, Montgomery, and stretches into the Wiregrass.

Moore was born 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 was enlisted in the Alabama National Guard.

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

He represented the 91st district in the Alabama House of Representatives from 2010 to 2018.

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.

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".

In April 2014, Moore was arrested for felony perjury and lying to authorities during a grand jury investigation into Hubbard.

Moore was acquitted of all charges.

Moore first ran for the U.S. Congress to represent Alabama's 2nd congressional district in 2018, challenging incumbent representative Martha Roby.

He finished third in the Republican primary.

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.

After Roby's retirement in 2020, Moore launched a campaign for the open seat.

He won the primary and defeated Democrat Phyllis Harvey-Hall in the general election.

In 2024, following redistricting as a result of Allen v. Milligan, Moore was placed into Alabama's 1st congressional district and ran against fellow incumbent representative Jerry Carl in the Republican primary.

Moore narrowly won nomination in the new district, unseating Carl.

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, trailing Dothan businessman Jeff Coleman.

He then defeated Coleman in the runoff, 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 then defeated Democratic nominee Phyllis Harvey-Hall in the general election with 65.2% of the vote.

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.

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.

In the general election, Moore again faced Democratic nominee Phyllis Harvey-Hall in a rematch; he was reelected to a second term with 69% of the vote.

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 both incumbents 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.

In the Republican primary on March 5, 2024, Moore narrowly won the Republican nomination against Carl.

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.