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Farmers of America organizations. In 1996, he earned a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics from [[Texas A&M University]] in [[College Station, Texas|College Station]]. He was elected by the student body as a yell leader at TAMU, as was an earlier alumnus, former [[Governor]] [[Rick Perry]]. Ashby is president of Community Title Company, which maintains offices in Angelina, Nacogdoches, and Polk counties.<ref name=ttribune>{{cite web|url=http://www.texastribune.org/directory/trent-ashby/#ui-tabs-1|title=State Rep. Trent Ashby, District 57 (R-Lufkin)|publisher=''The Texas Tribune''|accessdate=March 17, 2014}}</ref>​

Farmers of America organizations. In 1996, he earned a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics from [[Texas A&M University]] in [[College Station, Texas|College Station]]. He was elected by the student body as a yell leader at TAMU, as was an earlier alumnus, former [[Governor]] [[Rick Perry]]. Ashby is president of Community Title Company, which maintains offices in Angelina, Nacogdoches, and Polk counties.<ref name=ttribune>{{cite web|url=http://www.texastribune.org/directory/trent-ashby/#ui-tabs-1|title=State Rep. Trent Ashby, District 57 (R-Lufkin)|publisher=''The Texas Tribune''|accessdate=March 17, 2014}}</ref>​

Ashby and his wife, the former Nicole Marie Cormack, known as "Nickie" Ashby (born c. 1973), have two sons, Garin and Grant.<ref name=votesmart>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/138345/trent-ashby#.UydThctOUfg|title=Trent Ashby's Biography|publisher=votesmart.com|accessdate=March 17, 2014}}</ref>The Ashbys attend the Harmony Hill [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] Church at 2708 S. Chestnut St. in Lufkin and work in various [[nonprofit organization]]s in the district,<ref name=ttribune/> such as the Museum of East Texas, which opened in Lufkin in 1976. He is affiliated with the [[Chamber of Commerce]], [[United Way]], and Lions International.​

Ashby and his wife, the former Nicole Marie Cormack, known as "Nickie" Ashby (born c. 1973), have two sons, Garin and Grant.<ref name=votesmart>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/138345/trent-ashby#.UydThctOUfg|title=Trent Ashby's Biography|publisher=votesmart.com|accessdate=March 17, 2014}}</ref>The Ashbys attend the Harmony Hill [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] Church at 2708 S. Chestnut St. in Lufkin and work in various [[nonprofit organization]]s in the district,<ref name=ttribune/> such as the Museum of East Texas, which opened in Lufkin in 1976. He is affiliated with the [[Chamber of Commerce]], [[United Way]], and Lions International

 

==Political life==​

==Political life==

Ashby is a former president of the nonpartisan Lufkin Independent School District.<ref name=ttribune/>​  In the Republican [[primary]] election held on May 29, 2012, Ashby unseated one-term Representative Marva Black Beck (born 1944) of Centerville in Leon County, 11,730 votes (58.1 percent) to 8,454 (41.9 percent), in the reconfigured District 57.<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Republican primary election returns (House District 57),  May 29, 2012.<ref> Beck was supported by the [[TEA Party]] movement.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.intelius.com/results.php?ReportType=1&formname=name&qf=Marva&qmi=&qn=Beck&qcs=Centerville%2C+TX&focusfirst=1|title=Marva Beck of Centerville, TX|publisher=intelius.com|accessdate=March 17, 2014}}</ref> During her brief tenure, the district included Leon, Madison, [[Falls County, Texas|Falls]], part of [[McLennan County, Texas|McLennan]], and [[Robertson County, Texas|Robertson]] counties but not Ashby's home base of Lufkin in Angelina County.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=5700&searchparams=chamber=H~city=~countyID=0~RcountyID=~district=~first=Marva~gender=~last=Beck~leaderNote=~leg=82~party=~roleDesc=~Committee=|title=Marva Beck|publisher=Legislative Reference Library|accessdate=March 17, 2014}}</ref> ​

Ashby is a former president of the nonpartisan Lufkin Independent School District.<ref name=ttribune/>​  In the Republican [[primary]] election held on May 29, 2012, Ashby unseated one-term Representative Marva Black Beck (born 1944) of Centerville in Leon County, 11,730 votes (58.1 percent) to 8,454 (41.9 percent), in the reconfigured District 57.<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Republican primary election returns (House District 57),  May 29, 2012.<ref> Beck was supported by the [[TEA Party]] movement.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.intelius.com/results.php?ReportType=1&formname=name&qf=Marva&qmi=&qn=Beck&qcs=Centerville%2C+TX&focusfirst=1|title=Marva Beck of Centerville, TX|publisher=intelius.com|accessdate=March 17, 2014}}</ref> During her brief tenure, the district included Leon, Madison, [[Falls County, Texas|Falls]], part of [[McLennan County, Texas|McLennan]], and [[Robertson County, Texas|Robertson]] counties but not Ashby's home base of Lufkin in Angelina County.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=5700&searchparams=chamber=H~city=~countyID=0~RcountyID=~district=~first=Marva~gender=~last=Beck~leaderNote=~leg=82~party=~roleDesc=~Committee=|title=Marva Beck|publisher=Legislative Reference Library|accessdate=March 17, 2014}}</ref> ​

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