Trent Ashby's Biography
- State House (TX) - District 9, Republican
On The Ballot: Running, Republican for State House (TX) - District 9
Contact Information
Post Office Box 412
Lufkin, TX 75902
Office
Room E2.806
Post Office Box 2910
Austin, TX 78768
2915 Atkinson Drive
Lufkin, TX 75901
Full Name:
Trent Ashby
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Nickie; 2 Children: Garin, Grant
Birth Date:
08/09/1972
Birth Place:
Rusk County
Home City:
Lufkin, TX
Religion:
Baptist
BA, Agricultural Economics, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1991-1996
Representative, Texas State House of Representatives, District 9, 2023-present
Candidate, Texas State House of Representatives, District 9, 2024
Representative, Texas State House of Representatives, District 57, 2012-2023
Candidate, Texas State House of Representatives, District 57, 2020
Chair, Culture, Recreation, & Tourism Committee
Member, Transportation Committee
Former Member, Appropriations Committee, Texas State House of Representatives
Former Member, Calendars Committee, Texas State House of Representatives
Former Member, Defense & Veterans' Affairs Committee, Texas State House of Representatives
Former Member, House Administration Commitee, Texas State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair, Natural Resources Committee, Texas State House of Representatives
Former Member, Public Education Committee, Texas State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Subcommittee on Article III, Texas State House of Representatives
Chair, Citizens National Bank, Angelina County, 2014-present
Chair, VeraBank, Angelina County, 2014-present
President, Community Title, 2008-2014
President/Chief Executive Officer, Texas Forest Country Partnership, 2005-2008
Legislative Aid, United States House of Representatives, 1998-2004
Territory Manager, Cargill, 1996-1998
Member, Association of Former Students, Texas A & M University, present
Member, Harmony Hill Baptist Church, present
Member, Letterman's Association, Texas A & M University, present
Member, Lufkin Host Lions Club, present
Member, Lufkin/Angelina County Economic Development Partnership, present
Member, Mosaic Center, present
Member, Museum of East Texas, present
Member, National Rifle Association (NRA), present
Member, United Way, present
Former Member/President, Lufkin Independent School District Board of Trustees
Board Member, Lufkin/Angelina Chamber of Commerce, present
Awards:
Freshman of the Year, 2013, Republican Caucus
Most Valuable Sophomore, Capitol Inside
Micah 6:8 Justice Award, 2017, Christian Life Commission
Exemplary & Effective Conservative, 2017, Conservative Roundtable of Texas
Deep East Texas Legislator of the Year, 2017, Deep East Texas Council of Governments
Capitol Inside Most Valuable Sophomore