Republican · Alabama Senate · 2026
Barry Moore
Moore grew up on a Coffee County farm and served six years in the National Guard and Army Reserve.
Biography
Barry Moore grew up on a family farm in Coffee County and later returned to Enterprise to build a waste hauling business.1 His wife, Heather, is also his business partner, and they have four children.1 The family belongs to Hillcrest Baptist Church in Enterprise.1
After high school, Moore served six years in the Alabama National Guard and Reserves while pursuing an agricultural science degree at Auburn.1 His first job after college was in animal pharmaceuticals, before he started Hopper-Moore, an industrial waste hauling company and general contractor.1 He also participated in Auburn ROTC's Army Ranger Challenge Team.1
Moore served in the Alabama House from 2010 to 2018, including as chairman of its Military and Veterans Affairs Committee.1 He entered Congress in 2021 and now represents Alabama's 1st District.23 In April 2026, he introduced the National Veterans Strategy Act, which would require a coordinated federal strategy and regular assessments of how veterans fare after military service.4
His Senate campaign backs Trump's immigration enforcement agenda, lower taxes, gun rights and restrictions on transgender participation in women's school sports.5 He also calls for better coordination of veterans' benefits and services.4 He faces Democrat Everett Wess on November 3, with voters selecting a successor to Senator Tommy Tuberville as he runs for governor.3
Record and controversies
Acquittal on perjury counts
An Alabama jury acquitted Moore in October 2014 of two perjury counts and two counts of providing false statements, arising from a legislative corruption investigation.6