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Trent Ashby
2023 - Present
2027
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Trent Ashby (Republican Party) is a member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 9. He assumed office on January 10, 2023. His current term ends on January 12, 2027.
Ashby (Republican Party) is running for election to the Texas State Senate to represent District 3. He declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled on March 3, 2026.[source]
Ashby also ran for re-election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 9. He will not appear on the ballot for the general election on November 3, 2026.
Biography
Trent Ashby was born in Rusk County, Texas, and lives in Lufkin. Ashby graduated from Henderson High School. He earned a bachelor's degree in agricultural economics from Texas A&M University in 1996. His career experience includes working as a legislative aide at the U.S. House of Representatives, president/CEO of the Texas Forest Country Partnership, and president of Community Title Co.[1][2]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Ashby was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Ashby was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Ashby was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
Texas committee assignments, 2017 |
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• Appropriations |
• Calendars |
• Natural Resources |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Ashby served on the following committees:
Texas committee assignments, 2015 |
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• Appropriations |
• House Administration |
• Natural Resources, Vice-Chair |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Ashby served on the following committees:
Texas committee assignments, 2013 |
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• Appropriations |
• Natural Resources |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2026
See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on March 3, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas State Senate District 3
Trent Ashby and Rhonda Ward are running in the Republican primary for Texas State Senate District 3 on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
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Rhonda Ward |
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See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2026
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Trent Ashby (R)
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2024
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 9
Incumbent Trent Ashby won election in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 9 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Trent Ashby (R) | 100.0 | 74,006 |
Total votes: 74,006 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 9
Incumbent Trent Ashby defeated Paulette Carson in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 9 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Trent Ashby | 82.2 | 24,331 |
![]() | Paulette Carson ![]() | 17.8 | 5,284 |
Total votes: 29,615 | ||||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 9
Incumbent Trent Ashby defeated Jason Rogers in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 9 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Trent Ashby (R) | 82.4 | 52,178 |
![]() | Jason Rogers (D) | 17.6 | 11,171 |
Total votes: 63,349 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 9
Jason Rogers advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 9 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Jason Rogers | 100.0 | 2,979 |
Total votes: 2,979 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 9
Incumbent Trent Ashby advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 9 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Trent Ashby | 100.0 | 23,629 |
Total votes: 23,629 | ||||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 57
Incumbent Trent Ashby defeated Jason Rogers in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 57 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Trent Ashby (R) | 79.5 | 53,930 |
![]() | Jason Rogers (D) | 20.5 | 13,946 |
Total votes: 67,876 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 57
Jason Rogers advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 57 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Jason Rogers | 100.0 | 4,833 |
Total votes: 4,833 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 57
Incumbent Trent Ashby advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 57 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Trent Ashby | 100.0 | 25,382 |
Total votes: 25,382 | ||||
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 57
Incumbent Trent Ashby defeated Jason Rogers in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 57 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Trent Ashby (R) | 79.0 | 41,158 |
![]() | Jason Rogers (D) | 21.0 | 10,912 |
Total votes: 52,070 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 57
Jason Rogers advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 57 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Jason Rogers | 100.0 | 2,508 |
Total votes: 2,508 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 57
Incumbent Trent Ashby advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 57 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Trent Ashby | 100.0 | 17,489 |
Total votes: 17,489 | ||||
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2016
Elections for the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 14, 2015.[3]
Incumbent Trent Ashby ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 57 general election.[4]
Texas House of Representatives, District 57 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | ![]() |
100.00% | 47,916 | |
Total Votes | 47,916 | |||
Source: Texas Secretary of State |
Incumbent Trent Ashby ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 57 Republican Primary.[5][6]
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2014
Elections for all 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 4, 2014. Those candidates who did not receive 50 percent or more of the vote in their party primary on March 4 faced an additional May 27 primary runoff. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was December 9, 2013. Incumbent Trent Ashby was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[7][8][9]
2012
Ashby ran in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 57. Ashby defeated incumbent Marva Beck in the May 29 primary election and was unchallenged in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[10]
Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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58.1% | 11,730 |
Marva Beck Incumbent | 41.9% | 8,454 |
Total Votes | 20,184 |
Campaign finance summary
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Campaign themes
2026
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2024
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2022
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2020
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Scorecards
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2024
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In 2024, the Texas State Legislature was not in session. |
2023
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In 2023, the Texas State Legislature was in session from January 10 to May 29.
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2022
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In 2022, the Texas State Legislature was not in session. |
2021
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In 2021, the Texas State Legislature was in session from January 12 to May 31.
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2020
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In 2020, the Texas State Legislature was not in session. |
2019
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In 2019, the Texas State Legislature was in its 86th legislative session from January 8 through May 27.
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2018
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In 2018, the Texas State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
2017
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In 2017, the Texas State Legislature was in its 85th legislative session from January 10 through May 29. A special session was held from July 18 to August 15.
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2016
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In 2016, the Texas State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
2015
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In 2015, the Texas State Legislature was in its 84th legislative session from January 13 through June 1.
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2014
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In 2014, the Texas State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
2013
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In 2013, the Texas State Legislature was in its 83rd legislative session from January 8 through May 27. Thirty minutes after the regular session ended, Governor Rick Perry called legislators back for a special session starting that evening.[11] Two additional called sessions were held from July 1 through July 30 and July 30 through August 5.[12]
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
Candidate Texas State Senate District 3 |
Officeholder Texas House of Representatives District 9 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Trent Ashby," accessed March 8, 2023
- ↑ Texas House of Representatives, "Rep. Ashby, Trent," accessed March 8, 2023
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 14, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History results," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current ELECTION HISTORY," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ The Libertarian Party of Texas, "2014 Texas Representative Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Green Party of Texas, "Greens Release Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History," accessed February 17, 2014
- ↑ kten.com, "Texas Lawmakers To Tackle Redistricting In Special Session," May 29, 2013
- ↑ Legislative reference Library of Texas, "Texas Legislative Sessions and Years," accessed June 13, 2014
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Preceded by Chris Paddie (R) |
Texas House of Representatives District 9 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
Preceded by - |
Texas House of Representatives District 57 2013-2023 |
Succeeded by Richard Hayes (R) |