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Meet Valorie

Valorie Barton is a devoted public servant, community advocate, and resilient leader shaped by hard work and strong family values. Raised in Dayton, Texas and grew up with her grandparents who balanced farming, baking, and household work, and by a single mother who worked odd end jobs while building their lives and relying on government assistance, Valorie learned resilience, hope, and the power of community early on.

A single mother of three, she put her children through college on a single income while building a career in the oil and gas industry and serving as a government contractor during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Valorie is also pursuing higher education herself to further her commitment to service.

Her political career centers on empowering all people regardless of background, sexual orientation, gender identity, or ethnicity and promoting transparency, accountability, and policies that support local families. She has served on the City of Dayton City Council, TML Region 16 Board as Vice President and HGAC (elected alternate for the City of Dayton) and consistently focuses on practical solutions that improve everyday lives.

A survivor of domestic violence, Valorie is a vocal advocate for survivors’ rights and for women’s autonomy over their bodies and choices. As a conservative Democrat, she balances fiscal responsibility with compassion, rejects extremism, and prioritizes the core issues affecting her constituents. Valorie Barton invites Texans to join her in building a thriving, inclusive state where every community is represented and respected.

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Issues

  • I will defend veterans’ benefits, respect the sacrifice of our service members, and oppose politicized or unnecessary deployments that use our military as pawns instead of protecting the nation from real foreign and domestic threats.

  • I will cut bureaucratic red tape, empower small businesses, protect local budgets, and fight for farmers hurt by tariffs so District 18’s economy and working families can thrive.

  • Protecting Rights by Preventing Tragedy

    I respect the Constitution and law-abiding gun owners. At the same time, we cannot accept mass shootings and public slaughter as the price of freedom. I will fight to keep military-grade assault weapons where they belong — with our armed forces and properly trained law enforcement — and restrict their availability to the general public. My approach is practical and rights-respecting: strengthen background checks, close loopholes that let dangerous and ill equipped mentally and emotionally people acquire weapons, require training and secure storage for certain high-capacity firearms, and enforce existing laws fairly and predictably. These commonsense steps protect families, schools, houses of worship and small businesses without erasing responsible gun ownership.

  • Safety, Dignity, and Real Results

    Public safety starts with taking care of our neighbors. I will work to expand access to quality mental-health care, invest in community-based treatment and crisis response, invest in community treatment and crisis response for adducts with prior or after effects of using prescriptive and illegal drugs, and remove barriers that throw vulnerable people into the margins. That means insurance parity for mental health, support for outpatient and inpatient care when needed, incentives for more clinicians in underserved areas, and stronger crisis-intervention teams that work with law enforcement. By treating illness early and humanely, we reduce violent crises, lower law-enforcement burdens, and restore dignity and productivity to people who want to work and contribute. This is fiscally responsible, strengthens families, and makes our communities safer.