Pioneer Trump Endorser Announces Bid To Fill Tuberville’s Alabama Senate Seat

Republican Alabama Rep. Barry Moore announced his candidacy Tuesday for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by gubernatorial hopeful and Sen. Tommy Tuberville.

Moore launched his bid Tuesday morning in a campaign video with his wife, Heather Moore, posted on X. (RELATED: ATF Rule Turned 29 Million Americans Into Felons, GOP Rep Says)

I’m running for U.S. Senate because the people of Alabama deserve a Trump conservative and a working man who will defend their freedoms. As the first elected official in the country to endorse @realDonaldTrump in 2015, I will have his back and defend the MAGA agenda in the… pic.twitter.com/2LHqNYZ1Ol

— Barry Moore for U.S. Senate (@BMooreSenate) August 12, 2025

The Alabama representative is an Enterprise, Alabama, native currently serving his third term in Congress, according to an AL.com report. Moore claims he was the first elected official to endorse President Donald Trump during his first presidential campaign in 2015, the outlet added.

Moore — member of the House Freedom Caucus — was first elected to Congress in 2020 to represent Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District, and he secured reelection in 2022, AL.com noted.

A 2023 federal court ruling prompted a redistricting that shifted Moore into the 1st Congressional District, according to a Alabama Reflector report. The order made the 2nd Congressional District lean Democrat, according to the outlet.

In response, Moore ran in the newly drawn 1st District in 2024 and unseated former incumbent Republican Rep. Jerry Carl of Mobile in a heated primary.

By entering the race, Moore joins a growing field of candidates vying for Tuberville’s soon-to-be-vacant seat.

Among the Republicans, Moore faces Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, a seasoned statewide candidate who was first elected in 2018 and reelected in 2022.

Join us for a BIG announcement on Friday. August 15th! Come out and enjoy food, live music, and a special announcement. Please come as you are, it’s casual dress! – The Barn at Blue Pond in Sylvania, Alabama. #MAGA #alpolitics #AlabamaPolitics pic.twitter.com/sOYZhg2E7k

— Barry Moore for U.S. Senate (@BMooreSenate) July 11, 2025

The first Republican to announce a bid for the seat was Jared Hudson, a former Navy SEAL who previously ran for Jefferson County Sheriff in 2022. (RELATED: Senator Goes Scorched Earth Against Unelected Bureaucrat Undermining Trump’s Bill)

On the Democratic side, candidates include Kyle Sweetser, a business owner and former Republican who notably spoke at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) last summer, Dakarai Larriett, a Birmingham native, entrepreneur and University of Alabama graduate, and Mark Wheeler, a chemist from Heflin who graduated from Jacksonville State University and works in the wire manufacturing industry, according to AL.com.