Barry Moore

The AP named Moore the winner over Democrat Everett Wess on Nov. 3, 2026. The race decides the seat Tommy Tuberville is vacating to run for governor.

An AP call is a news organization's projection of the outcome. No vote margin was verified, and certification of the result was not verified as of Nov. 4, 2026.

If the result is certified, Moore's term would begin on Jan. 3, 2027. As of Nov. 4, 2026, the Office of the Clerk of the House lists him as the representative for Alabama's 1st District.

Barry Moore was born Sept. 26, 1966, in Coffee County, Alabama, according to the Office of the Historian of the U.S. House. His official House biography says he grew up on a farm in the county. The House Clerk lists Enterprise as his hometown.

Moore graduated from Enterprise High School in 1984 and earned an associate degree in science from Enterprise State Junior College. He attended Troy State and received a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree from Auburn University in 1992.

The House biography describes the Auburn degree as agricultural science and says he started his career in animal pharmaceutical sales. The House Historian lists his occupations as entrepreneur and sales representative. Moore and his wife created Hopper Moore Inc., an industrial waste and general contracting business, according to the biography.

Moore served six years in the Alabama National Guard and Reserves after high school, according to his House biography. The House Historian's record also lists National Guard service.

At Auburn, he was a member of the Army Ranger Challenge team in the university's Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program. Membership on the Ranger Challenge team does not, in the cited records, show completion of Army Ranger qualification. The cited records list no military rank, deployment or award.

Moore served in the Alabama House of Representatives from 2010 to 2018, according to the House Historian. His House biography says he represented District 91.

In the state House, he chaired the Veterans Affairs Committee and was vice chair of the small business committee, the biography says.

Moore represented Alabama's 2nd District in the U.S. House from 2021 until 2025. After Alabama's 2024 redistricting, he challenged Jerry Carl in the 1st District primary and won, the AP reported.

The Clerk records his oath for the 1st District seat on Jan. 3, 2025. In the 119th Congress, he serves on the House Agriculture and Judiciary committees. The Agriculture and Judiciary posts are House assignments, separate from any Senate committee seats he may receive.

The AP report describes Moore as a House Freedom Caucus member aligned with Donald Trump's agenda. The report also says his personal Twitter account was deleted in January 2021 after a suspension tied to posts related to Jan. 6. The report addresses the account action only.

On July 3, 2025, the House voted 218 to 214 to concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Moore voted aye, according to roll call 190.

The roll call records Moore's vote on that final House step. The roll call does not show his view of each provision or any later results of H.R. 1.

In a column posted July 1, 2025, on his House website, Moore wrote in support of rescissions that cut foreign aid funds. He backed the House's $9.4 billion rescissions package.

Moore described the package as fiscal responsibility and said he supported identifying unnecessary spending. He cited a $37 trillion national debt and argued the targeted spending was not needed. The column and the H.R. 1 vote are separate 2025 House actions on different measures.

In an April 30, 2026 press release, Moore announced the Americans First Immigration Act with Glenn Grothman, Wesley Hunt and Troy Nehls, according to his press release. The bill would end the Diversity Visa Lottery and limit family sponsorship to spouses and minor children.

The bill would create a points system rewarding education, English ability, and a high-value job offer, military service or other achievement. The bill also contains domestic recruitment provisions and worker protections. Public colleges would have to charge nonpermanent residents the out-of-state rate.

The release presents the measure as a shift from family-based to merit-based immigration. The release also quotes advocates' claims about low-wage labor, which are attributed to them and were not independently established.

The bill is an introduced proposal, and the release documents introduction only.

On the Judiciary Committee, Moore sits on the Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement, according to the Clerk. He also serves on the Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance and the Subcommittee on Oversight.

Moore serves on three House Agriculture subcommittees in the 119th Congress, the Clerk's record shows. The three are Forestry and Horticulture; Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry; and General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.

A Sept. 18, 2026, release on Moore's House website applauds $2.5 billion in federal financing for the Mobile River Bridge and Bayway. The release concerns financing and does not report a completed bridge.

Barry Moore of Alabama introduced H.R. 9130, the Banning Lobbying And Safeguarding Trust Act (BLAST Act), on June 3, 2026. Eugene Vindman, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and Eli Crane joined him, and the bill was referred to the House Judiciary Committee.

Under its introduced text on GovInfo, the bill would amend Title 18 of the United States Code to bar former Members and elected officers of Congress from lobbying Congress at any time after leaving office. It would not ban other employment. This introduced version does not show enactment.

An Alabama jury acquitted Moore on Oct. 30, 2014, of all four perjury and false-statement counts, WSFA reported. The charges concerned his grand jury testimony in a case about an alleged threat involving a campaign opponent.

Moore testified at trial that he answered the grand jury's questions to the best of his ability. With the acquittal, the allegations were not proven. Moore was a member of the Alabama House of Representatives when the verdict came, based on the 2010 to 2018 service listed by the House Historian.

No detailed artificial intelligence (AI) policy was located in the sources cited here. A targeted search of Moore's official House website found no detailed position on frontier AI or on AI and jobs. No AI stance is attributed to him based on party or committee membership.

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