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City of Dayton
117 Cook St.
Dayton, TX 77535

• Mayor Martin Mudd
• Harry Barnes Jr., Position 1
• Sarah Vickery, Position 2
• John Headrick, Position 3
• Tonya Smikal, Mayor Pro Tem Position 4
• Valorie Barton, Position 5

Council Bios

Harry Barnes Jr., Position 1

Barnes was elected in May 2024 and his current term will expire in May 2027.

Sarah Vickery, Position 2

 Vickery was elected in June 2024 and her current term will expire in May 2027.

 _________________________________________________________________________________________    John Headrick, Position 3                                                                                                              

Headrick was elected in November 2020 and his current term will expire in May 2026.

Tonya Smikal, Position 4; Mayor Pro Tem

Smikal was elected in May 2023 and her current term will expire in May 2025.

Tonya Smikal is a 1991 graduate of Dayton High School. She and her husband, Glenn, are both third-generation residents of Dayton and have five grown children and two grandchildren. She went on to earn a degree in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix while working in the insurance industry. Tonya has worked in various management roles locally for more than 20 years. She is no stranger to the business community as she is well known from her time serving with the Dayton Chamber of Commerce as an Ambassador and on the Board of Directors and with the Dayton Community Development Corporation. She also volunteers for various charitable organizations in the community, some of which include the Linney-Acie Cemetery Association, Ryan “Batman” Williams Foundation, and the Shane Detwiler Foundation. In her spare time, Tonya enjoys spending time with family and friends, church activities and hunting.

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Valorie Barton, Position 5  

Barton was elected in May 2023 and her current term will expire in May 2025.

Valorie Jackson Barton native of Dayton Texas. Valorie was born and raised in Dayton Texas, granddaughter of local farmer Clarence Brown, who was known as one of the best breeders of pigs between Sugarland to Orange County or in the East Texas Region. Valorie attended and graduated early from Dayton HS. Valorie later went on to attend Lee College of Baytown, Texas, San Jacinto College in Houston, and is currently enrolled in the University of Phoenix, obtaining her degree in supply, chain management, and business. She is the mother of three. Kenneth, Kendra, and L’Destiney Barton. Valorie has two grandsons. Kino Barton, and Olu Femi Ayotunde. Valorie is a Sr. Contracts Manager for the Tennessee valley authority, which is a federal agency of the government. Valerie has a previous 25 years of experience and has been in the oil and gas sector where she has primarily worked on major capital projects, globally in supply chain management.