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Trenton Edward Ashby (born October 9, 1972) is an American politician in the state of Texas, who currently represents District 9 of the Texas House of Representatives. He previously represented District 57, which at that time was composed of Angelina County, Houston County, Leon County, Madison County, San Augustine County, and Trinity County. Prior to being a state representative, Ashby was a local politician and business owner.
In 2012, Ashby entered the Republican primary to represent District 57 of the Texas House of Representatives, he was challenging incumbent representative Marva Beck. Ultimately, Ashby won the primary with 58.1% of the votes and was unopposed in the general election. He was sworn in to represent District 57 on January 8, 2013. He was reelected, by large margins or was unopposed, in 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2020. In 2022, after redistricting, the district was numbered as District 9; Ashby ran to represent the newly-numbered District and was again successful.
In October 2020, Ashby filed for candidacy to be speaker of Texas House of Representatives. Ashby and Dade Phelan (R—Beaumont) were considered the primary contenders before Ashby backed out of the race, endorsing Geanie Morrison, after Phelan announced he had the votes to win the speakership. Ultimately, Phelan was elected the speaker.
He supported and co-sponsored several bills restricting abortion access, including Texas House Bill 2 which banned abortion passed 20 weeks of gestation.
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