Barry Moore (Alabama politician)

Barry Moore (born September 26, 1966) is an American politician who served in the Alabama House of Representatives from the 91st district from 2010 to 2018.[1]

Barry Moore
Member of the Alabama House of Representatives
from the 91st district
In office
November 3, 2010 – November 7, 2018
Preceded byTerry Spicer
Succeeded byRhett Marques
Personal details
Born (1966-09-26) September 26, 1966
Enterprise, Alabama, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationEnterprise State Community College (AS)
Auburn University (BS)
Troy University

Moore declared his intent to run for the United States House of Representatives for Alabama's 2nd congressional district in the against incumbent Martha Roby.[2] He lost the election to Roby. After Roby announced her retirement, Moore announced his candidacy in the 2020 elections.[3] He advanced to a runoff election against Jeff Coleman, and defeated Coleman to win the Republican nomination.[4]

Early life and education

Barry Moore grew up on a farm in Coffee County, and later attended Enterprise State Community College.[5][6] He later attended Auburn University, where he received a degree in agricultural science. While attending Auburn, Moore was enlisted in the Alabama National Guard.

Alabama House of Representatives

Moore was first elected to the Alabama House of Representatives in 2010, defeating Democratic incumbent Terry Spicer.[7] Moore was arrested in April 2014 on felony perjury charges, but was later found not guilty.[8]

Congressional campaigns

2018

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.[5]

2020

Moore again sought the nomination in 2020, placing second in the primary and later defeating Dothan businessman Jeff Coleman in the runoff.[9] Moore will face Democratic nominee Phyllis Harvey-Hall in the November 2020 general election.

Electoral history
2018 United States House of Representatives election
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Martha Roby (incumbent) 36,708 39.0
Republican Bobby Bright 26,481 28.1
Republican Barry Moore 18,177 19.3
Republican Rich Hobson 7,052 7.5
Republican Tommy Amason 5,763 6.1
Total votes 94,181 100.0
2020 United States House of Representatives election
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeff Coleman 39,738 38.1
Republican Barry Moore 21,354 20.4
Republican Jessica Taylor 20,763 19.9
Republican Troy King 15,145 14.5
Republican Terri Hasdorff 5,207 5.0
Republican Thomas W. Brown 1,395 1.3
Republican Bob Rogers 824 0.8
Total votes 104,426 100.0%
Republican primary runoff results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Barry Moore 51,715 60.0%
Republican Jeff Coleman 34,503 40.0%
Total votes 86,218 100.0%

References
  1. "Barry Moore". Legislature.state.al.us. Archived from the original on 2017-02-04. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
  2. https://www.al.com/news/2017/05/rep_barry_moore_to_challenge_m.html
  3. "Enterprise's Barry Moore to run for U.S. House of Representatives". AL.com. 2019-05-05. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
  4. https://www.al.com/election/2020/07/barry-moore-wins-in-district-2-gop-runoff.html
  5. Bryan Lyman (February 14, 2020). "Barry Moore hitting veteran status in congressional run". Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  6. {{https://barrymooreforcongress.com/}}
  7. Bill Britt (June 15, 2020). "A brief look at candidate Barry Moore". Alabama Political Reporter. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  8. Cliff Sims. "Alabama Rep. Barry Moore not guilty on all counts". Yellowhammer News. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  9. Bryan Lyman (July 14, 2020). "Barry Moore defeats Jeff Coleman for GOP nomination in 2nd Congressional District". Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
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