Scott Dufford
At-Large

Mr. Dufford has served on the City Council since June 2001.  He served more than five years as District Three Council Member before being elected to the At-Large position and sworn in on January 7, 2008. 

Mr. Dufford is an independent businessman with diversified interests in oil and gas exploration, oilfield services, real estate and banking.

He is a 1982 graduate of Texas A &M University with a Bachelor of Science degree in geology.

Mr. Dufford serves on the Midland Economic Development Council and sits on the boards of the Tall City Equity Capital Group, The First National Bank of Midland, and the Petroleum Club.

He and his wife have been active members in the community since coming to Midland in 1982. They have three children.

Jerry Morales
At-Large

He currently serves as V.P. of Hospice of Midland, St. Ann’s School Board, and is the State Director of the Texas Restaurant Association.

Mr. Morales has also served on the Midland Development Corporation, as President of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, President of the Permian Basin Restaurant Association, the Midland Chamber of Commerce, and various advisory boards and commissions.

Email Jerry Morales: jfmorales@midlandtexas.gov

Jeff Sparks
District One

Vicky Hailey is in her third term and representing District 2. She has served since June of 2003.

The native Midlander attended Carver High School and graduated from Lee High School.  She has also attended Midland College.

Volunteerism is a big part of Ms. Hailey's life and she has served on numerous boards and commissions.  Four generations of Ms. Hailey's family still reside in Midland and she enjoys giving back to the community.

Ms. Hailey considers herself a "professional volunteer."  In 1995, she was named Altrusa International Woman of the Year. 

In 1998, Alpha Phi Alpha named her Woman of the Year.  Ms. Hailey was nominated for Governor's Volunteer Leadership Award in 1997 and named the 2002 Leadership Midland Volunteer of the Year.  

Most recently, she was honored as the 2009 Woman of Distinction by the Girl Scouts of the Permian Basin.

She is a single mother of two daughters and has three grandsons.

John James
District Three

John James was sworn in as the District 3 City Council Member on January 7, 2008.

He graduated from St. Mary’s University with a Bachelor of Business Administration and Texas A&M with a Master of Public Administration. Upon graduation, he went to work for the City of Bryan, Texas as the Assistant to the City manager for Economic Development. Mr. James went to work for Tomcat USA, Inc. in 1995 and currently serves as the President and Owner of Logicoat, an industrial coatings company.

Going beyond his day job, Mr. James has always been an advocate of charities, politics, and getting involved in the community.

Outside of work, he has served on many local boards over the years such as the Midland Chamber of Commerce, the Midland College Board of Trustees, the Midland Community Healthcare Services, and the Midland Economic Development Corporation.

Michael Trost
District Four

Mr. Trost was sworn into office on January 7, 2008, as the District 4 representative.

As a resident of Midland for twenty seven years, he has been active in business and civic affairs.  Mr. Trost has volunteered many hours with Midland Community Theatre, Midland/Odessa Symphony and Chorale, Summer Mummers, and other public forums including a local television talk show, "Outside the Box."

Along with his wife Leanna, Mr. Trost owns EnviroKids Pre-School and Child Care Center, LLC.  They have been in business for fourteen years with the recent expansion of  a second site between Midland and Odessa.