U.S. Senate hopeful Moore visits Colbert County
Back in May, former Auburn head football coach and current United States Senator Tommy Tuberville announced his intention to run for governor of Alabama in 2026.
That means no reelection bid for his current position.
Among those who will be running for the post next year are U.S. Representative Barry Moore, who heads up Alabama’s 1st congressional district.
Moore, from Enterprise, covers Baldwin, Coffee, Covington, Dale, Escambia, Geneva, Henry, Houston and Mobile counties.
He was a member of the Alabama state House of Representatives from 2010 to 2018, heading up the 91st district.
“When (Tuberville) decided to leave the Senate, I was sad,” Moore said. “I think he’ll be a great governor, but we needed someone to carry on his legacy of good, conservative policies and ability to work across the state and get things done. We felt called, and we prayed about it and stepped up.”
Moore visited with several citizens and elected officials from Colbert County during a lunch meeting at Stephano’s Southland on Sept. 2025.
He spoke about why he is running for the U.S. Senator post and what he hopes to accomplish if elected.
Moore said he and Tuberville have a good working relationship and are two of the most conservative guys “probably in the country, but certainly the state.”
“If you look at Coach’s record, he’s a 91 on conservative scoring, and I’m a 92,” Moore said. “If and when we get elected in November of 2026, we’re going to have 24 months of President (Donald) Trump finishing up his second term.
“I’ve got a good relationship with the White House. I’ve known the president, I was the first in the nation to endorse him. I also have a good relationship in the U.S. House of Representatives and know some people in the Senate.”
Moore said one of the most important things conservative lawmakers need to do after the next election is to get Trump’s policies written into law so that they will hold no matter who the next president may be.
“We need to finish the president’s agenda,” Moore said. “We need to codify a lot of what he is doing with executive orders. We don’t have time to train someone. I’ve already been there. I’ve got staff and 14 years of legislative experience.”
