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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
• Alvin Burress, 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 2028.

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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Alvin Burress, Position 5 

Burress was elected in May 2025 and his current term will expire in May 2028.