- February 9, 2026
A past candidate for Ormond Beach City Commission has entered the race for the 2026 election to represent Zone 4.
Barry du Moulin, a retired inspector for the U.S. Coast Guard, filed to run for office on Jan. 22. A previous member of the Ormond Beach Planning Board, du Moulin currently serves on the city's Municipal Firefighters' Pension Trust Fund advisory board. He is originally from Massachusetts but has lived in Ormond Beach since 2016 and Volusia County since 2012.
During his 24 years in the Coast Guard, du Moulin spent 12 years in search and rescue and the remaining 12 years in marine safety. After retiring from the Coast Guard, du Moulin worked as an assistant deepwater port manager and deputy harbormaster. His last assignment was a contractual team mission to work with the FBI, Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security and the Coast Guard to assess port security.
"I'd like to utilize what I have at this time in my life to make the community better," du Moulin said. "That's always been in my DNA."
He previously ran to represent Zone 4 in the 2018 elections, losing to then-incumbent Rob Littleton, and du Moulin said he decided to run again after he was approached by some residents asking him to file.
"A group of people really convinced me to get back into the race, no pun intended," du Moulin said. "I was on the fence for a while, and then a couple of issues that took place here in Ormond pushed me over the edge."
Namely, du Moulin said, a recent Planning Board meeting where members discussed the Tomoka Commerce project, and he wondered if term limits for advisory board members would benefit the community.
"There's never any new blood injected into these boards," du Moulin said. "It's always the same people over and over and over again. I figured, 'Let's start putting term limits and getting a variety of other people in here.'"
He has similar thoughts about the City Commission. Voters have hired, he said, "the same commissioners that are connected to the same people." He added that he believes his diverse professional background would be an asset to the commission, as he has experience working with the military, law enforcement, businesses and energy.
Additionally, as an avid bike rider, he's seen an increase in the city's homeless population, as well as people living in RVs and cars and using public parking lot. He'd also like to see a more proactive code enforcement and work to attract larger businesses for economic growth, particularly at the Airport Business Park.
"I always believe that you want to leave the place better than the way you found it, and that's always been my agenda — the only agenda I've ever had," du Moulin said.
