On Monday, Congressman Barry Moore (R-AL02) qualified to run for his third term in the United States House of Representatives. Due to the recent court-ordered redistricting, Moore will face incumbent Congressman Jerry Carl (R-AL01) in Alabama’s First Congressional District.
The redrawn First Congressional District now includes the residences of both Moore and Carl within its boundaries. Moore currently represents the second congressional district, but he and half the Wiregrass were redrawn out of it.
Moore told 1819 News that he qualified on Monday because it was the ninth anniversary of his not-guilty verdict in his perjury charge.
“I became a conservative who was attacked by the swamp itself, but it was the Montgomery swamp at that time,” Moore told 1819 News. “That was the thing that changed the trajectory of my life that we felt we were called into this fight. That being the nine-year anniversary, we thought that was a great day to announce that we are going to continue to stay in this fight for limiting government to stop the weaponization of government against American citizens. That’s been my fight on Judiciary. That’s been my fight since I’ve been in D.C..”
Moore was loosely ensnared in the state prosecutors’ effort to convict then-Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard (R-Auburn). While Moore received a not-guilty verdict, Hubbard and three other House members were convicted of crimes.
“I am a true conservative, and the system doesn’t like a true conservative,” Moore added. “This being the ninth anniversary, this is just a way to say, ‘Hey, we’re in this fight for the American people.’ Sure, we’re battle-weary some days. I mean, it wears you out, but we’re called in this fight.”
Barry Moore has served two terms in the U.S. Congress from 2021 to the present. He previously served two terms in the Alabama House of Representatives from 2010 to 2018. He grew up on a farm in Coffee County and has a degree in agriculture from Auburn University. He and his wife, Heather, started and operate a small waste management service in Enterprise.
Jerry Carl is also serving his second term in Congress. He is a successful businessman and former chairman of the Mobile County Commission.
The primary is on March 5, 2024.
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