BURSTRep. Barry Moore (R-Ala.) on Tuesday launched a campaign for the Alabama Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.).
In an announcement video, Moore touted being the first elected official in the country to endorse Trump for president in 2015.
“I didn’t wait to see which way the wind was blowing," the lawmaker said. "I stood with him from the very beginning, and I’ve stood with him every step of the way in Congress."
Tuberville, the former Auburn University football coach joined the Senate in 2021, is leaving the upper chamber to run for governor of Alabama.
Moore joins a 2026 Republican Senate primary field that includes Alabama Attorney General Stave Marshall.
His departure from the seat also opens up the possibility of former Republican Rep. Jerry Carl (R-Ala.) mounting a bid to return to Congress. Due to redistricting, Moore and Carl ran against each other for the congressional seat last year.
Carl teased on social platform X that he would make a “MAJOR announcement” on Aug. 18
“This campaign isn’t about climbing some ladder or pleasing the establishment,” Moore said in his video announcement. “I’m not a RINO, and I’m sure not one of those MAGA pretenders suddenly coming to be conservative. I ain’t never been nothing but a Republican and I stand up for our values in Congress every day.”
The GOP lawmaker also played up his membership in the House Freedom Caucus.
“The conservative fighters that don’t back down,” he said.