State Rep. Trent Ashby
A Lufkin banker and former Lufkin ISD trustee representing a six-county East Texas district, Rep. Ashby chairs the Public Education Subcommittee on Academic & Career-Oriented Education and serves on the Natural Resources Committee.
Elected to the Texas Senate, Senate District 3, in 2026. Takes office Jan. 12, 2027.
- Term
- Jan. 14, 2025 – Jan. 12, 2027
- Serving since
- 2013
- Seniority
- #32 of 150
- Occupation
- Title Insurance Executive
- Education
- B.S., Texas A&M University
Contact
District
Official House District 9 map (PDF)
- Counties
- Angelina, Houston, Polk, San Augustine, Trinity, Tyler
- Cities & CDPs
- Big Thicket Lake Estates (Part), Broaddus, Burke, Cedar Point, Chester, Colmesneil, Corrigan, Crockett, Diboll, Goodrich, Grapeland, Groveton, Hudson, Huntington, Indian Springs, Ivanhoe, Kennard, Latexo, Livingston, Lovelady, Lufkin, Onalaska, Pleasant Hill, Redland, San Augustine, Seven Oaks, Trinity, Warren, West Livingston, Westwood Shores, Wildwood (Part), Woodville, Zavalla
- Region
- East Texas
District Profile
- Hispanic 16.8%
- Anglo 64.5%
- Black 15.2%
- Asian 1.1%
- Other 2.4%
How this district voted
Source: Texas Legislative Council, PLANH2316 reports Red-100 (2020 Census) and Red-206 (2024 general election).
Committees
89th Legislature (2025)
Legislation
89th Legislature (2025)
Biography
Representative Trent Ashby was sworn into the Texas House of Representatives in January 2013. His district is comprised of Angelina, Houston, Polk, San Augustine, Trinity, and Tyler Counties.
He was recognized by his colleagues in the Republican Caucus as the Freshman of the Year at the completion of his first session, and was selected after his second session as the Most Valuable Sophomore in the Texas House by Capitol Inside.
Born and raised on a dairy farm and diversified livestock operation in Rusk County, Ashby is a graduate of Henderson High School and was named one of their distinguished alumnus in 2014. He is a graduate of Texas A&M University with a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Economics. While at A&M, he was elected to the Student Senate, Class Treasurer, and Senior Yell Leader. He continues to be involved with his alma mater through the Texas A&M Letterman’s Association and Association of Former Students.
Today, Trent is Senior Vice President for VeraBank. He and his wife, Nickie, live in Lufkin with their two sons — Garin and Grant.
Biography adapted from the official Texas House website.
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Service History
- Texas Senate, District 3 · 2027–present (Elected 2026)
- Texas House, District 9 · 2013–2027
