Photo from the Office of U.S. Rep. Barry Moore
CAMPAIGN 2026: U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-1st District) has announced that he is running for Alabama’s open U.S. Senate seat.
The seat is open because U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) is running for governor.
Moore is in his third term in Congress and is a member of the conservative Freedom Caucus. In a campaign video announcing his candidacy, he emphasized his history as an early supporter of President Donald Trump.
“I’m running for Senate because the people of Alabama deserve a Trump conservative and a working man who will defend their freedoms,” Moore, who’s in the construction and demolition business, said.
He promised to “defend the MAGA agenda in the Senate, just like I have as a member of the Freedom Caucus in the House of Repr