Barry Moore
RepublicanU.S. Representative, AL-1| Age | 59 (b. 1966-09-26) |
| Gender | Male |
| In office since | 2021-01-03 (~5 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | White |
| Religion | Baptist (attends Hillcrest Baptist Church, Enterprise, Alabama) |
| Education | Associate degree from Enterprise State Junior College (1988); attended Troy University; B.S. in Agricultural Science from Auburn University (1992) |
| Prior occupation | Owner/founder of Barry Moore Industries (now Hopper-Moore Inc.), an industrial/waste hauling company; previously worked in the animal pharmaceutical industry |
| Military service | Yes: Alabama Army National Guard (1988-1991) and U.S. Army Reserve (1991-1997) (E-6 (Staff Sergeant pay grade) at honorable discharge) |
| Birthplace | Coffee County, Alabama |
| Marital status | Married — Heather Hopper Moore |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence | Enterprise, Alabama |
Pending research: languages · notable relatives · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2010 |
| Previous offices | Alabama House of Representatives, District 91 (2010-2018) · U.S. House of Representatives, Alabama's 2nd Congressional District (2021-2025) |
| Committees | House Committee on Agriculture (Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture - Vice Chair; Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit; Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry) · House Committee on the Judiciary (Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance; Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement; Subcommittee on Oversight) |
| Caucuses | House Freedom Caucus · Republican Study Committee · House Republican Israel Caucus · Sunset and Repeal Caucus (founder) · Congressional Peanut Caucus (co-chair) · Anti-Woke Caucus · Congressional Western Caucus · National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus |
| Leadership | Vice Chair, House Agriculture Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture (119th Congress) · Co-Chair, Congressional Peanut Caucus · Founder, Sunset and Repeal Caucus |
| Ideology | Strongly conservative; member of the House Freedom Caucus. Scored 100% on the Heritage Action scorecard for the 119th Congress and 95% for the 118th Congress. |
| Signature legislation | Protect Communities from DUIs Act (H.R. 6976) - making noncitizens convicted of DUI eligible for deportation; passed the U.S. House · Co-sponsored bill to designate the AR-15-style rifle as the National Gun of the United States (2023) |
Financial
No holdings recorded yet (from official Financial Disclosure filings).
Scandals & crimes ledger
acquitted — 2014 felony perjury and false-statements charges (acquitted)
While serving in the Alabama House of Representatives, Moore was arrested on April 24, 2014 and charged with two counts of first-degree perjury and two counts of providing false statements (all Class C felonies; bond set at $2,500). The charges stemmed from a public-corruption grand jury probe of then-House Speaker Mike Hubbard. Prosecutors alleged Moore lied to the special grand jury about whether he told his Republican primary opponent Josh Pipkin to drop out and about whether Hubbard threatened to withhold economic-development incentives in the Wiregrass area. The state played secretly recorded phone calls at trial. Moore testified he had told the truth to the best of his ability. On October 30, 2014, a Lee County jury acquitted him on all four counts.
resolved — Felony Perjury and False Statement Indictment (Lee County Grand Jury)
While serving as an Alabama state representative, Barry Moore was indicted by a Lee County special grand jury on two counts of first-degree felony perjury and two counts of providing false statements. The charges stemmed from testimony Moore gave in January 2014 to a grand jury investigating then-Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard for public corruption. Prosecutors alleged Moore gave inaccurate testimony about a conversation with his primary opponent Josh Pipkin — a conversation Pipkin had secretly recorded — regarding whether Hubbard threatened to withhold economic incentives from the Enterprise area to keep Pipkin from running against Moore. Moore was arrested April 24, 2014, and surrendered to the Attorney General's special agents. Each count carried a maximum penalty of 1–10 years imprisonment and a $15,000 fine. A jury found Moore not guilty on all four counts on October 30, 2014.