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|residence=Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas
|residence=Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas
|spouse=Nicole Marie Cormack "Nickie" Ashby
|spouse=Nicole Marie Cormack "Nickie" Ashby
|children=Garin Ashby<br>
|children=Garin Ashby
Grant Ashby
Grant Ashby
|religion=[[Southern Baptist]]
|religion=[[Southern Baptist]]
|alma_mater=[[Texas A&M University]]
|alma_mater=[[Texas A&M University]]
}}
}}
'''Trent Edward Ashby''' (born October 9, 1972)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tx--ala.capwiz.com/bio/id/19289|title=Rep. Trent Ashby (R-TX 57th District)|publisher=Texas Library Association|accessdate=March 17, 2014}}</ref><ref>Project Vote Smart has Ashby's date of birth as August 9, 1972.</ref> is a title insurance executive from Lufkin, [[Texas]], who is a [[Republican Party |Republican]] state representative for House District 57, which encompasses [Angelina, Houston, Leon, Madison, San Augustine, and Trinity counties in the eastern portion of his state..<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=5737&searchparams=chamber=H~city=~countyID=0~RcountyID=~district=~first=~gender=~last=Ashby~leaderNote=~leg=~party=~roleDesc=~Committee=|title=Trent Ashby|publisher=Texas Legislative Reference Library|accessdate=March 17, 2014}}</ref>
'''Trent Edward Ashby''' (born October 9, 1972)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tx--ala.capwiz.com/bio/id/19289|title=Rep. Trent Ashby (R-TX 57th District)|publisher=Texas Library Association|accessdate=March 17, 2014}}</ref><ref>Project Vote Smart has Ashby's date of birth as August 9, 1972.</ref> is a title insurance executive from Lufkin, [[Texas]], who is a [[Republican Party |Republican]] state representative for House District 57, which encompasses [Angelina, Houston, Leon, Madison, San Augustine, and Trinity counties in the eastern portion of his state..<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=5737&searchparams=chamber=H~city=~countyID=0~RcountyID=~district=~first=~gender=~last=Ashby~leaderNote=~leg=~party=~roleDesc=~Committee=|title=Trent Ashby|publisher=Texas Legislative Reference Library|accessdate=July 8, 2020}}</ref>
==Background==
==Background==
Ashby was reared on a diversified livestock and dairy farm in Rusk County. As a youth, he was the state president and vice-president, respectively of [[4-H]] and the Future
Ashby was reared on a diversified livestock and dairy farm in Rusk County. As a youth, he was the state president and vice-president, respectively of [[4-H]] and the Future
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 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==