# Trent Ashby

Trent Ashby is a Republican member of the Texas House for district 9.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Texas House, district 9
- Serving since: 2023-01-10
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/68f05872-16c8-4d3a-ab5f-ea667ca52b27

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/68f05872-16c8-4d3a-ab5f-ea667ca52b27 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Ashby reported $3.8M in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

## What Ashby says (TX 2025–26 session)

48 classified statements: 48 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Ashby | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 735 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 27.1% | 31.9% | 454 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 10.4% | 12.7% | 392 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 2.1% | 1.4% | 188 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 31% (State House Republicans 15%); Armed Forces and National Security 23% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Agriculture and Food 15% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Families 15% (State House Republicans 3.6%); Emergency Management 7.7% (State House Republicans 2.8%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.37 (standard error 0.01), from 1,122 donors and 873 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 52% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,737 roll calls. Attendance 94.7% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 79% (85%). 315 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2025-09-03 · voted nay · passage · HB 1 Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing penalties. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB1/
- 2025-09-03 · voted yea · passage · SB 1 Relating to campground and youth camp safety. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB1/
- 2025-09-03 · voted yea · passage · HB 8 Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB8/
- 2025-09-03 · voted yea · adopt the conference committee report on SB 5. · SB 5 Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and preparedness and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB5/
- 2025-09-03 · voted nay · passage · HB 8 Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB8/
- 2025-09-03 · voted yea · concur in the senate amendments to HB 20. · HB 20 Relating to measures to prevent and reduce fraudulent charitable solicitations and theft during declared disasters, including establishing a designation… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB20/
- 2025-09-03 · voted not voting · passage · SB 1 Relating to campground and youth camp safety. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB1/
- 2025-09-03 · voted yea · concur in the senate amendments to HB 1. · HB 1 Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing penalties. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB1/
- 2025-09-02 · voted yea · passage · SB 54 Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB54/
- 2025-09-02 · voted yea · passage · HB 18 Relating to a restriction on the acceptance of political contributions and the making of certain political expenditures by a member of the legislature… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB18/

## Legislation (TX 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 85 bills: 76 reached committee, 54 passed one chamber, 35 passed both, 31 became law. Cosponsored 105. 63.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 26 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 27: Relating to a groundwater study of certain aquifers underlying the territory of the Neches and Trinity Valleys Groundwater Conservation District by the Texas… (passed both chambers, 2025-09-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB27/
- HB 254: Relating to eligibility of a political subdivision for a grant from the Rural Infrastructure Disaster Recovery Program. (passed one chamber, 2025-08-27) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB254/
- HJR 21: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to define certain terms for purposes of the exemption from ad valorem taxation of farm… (introduced, 2025-08-18) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HJR21/
- HB 237: Relating to an interstate compact for animal health initiatives. (in committee, 2025-08-27) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB237/
- HB 239: Relating to the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of land subject to a quarantine established by the Texas Animal Health Commission for ticks or screwworms. (in committee, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB239/
- HB 193: Relating to the volume of groundwater production authorized through the issuance of permits by a groundwater conservation district. (in committee, 2025-08-21) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB193/
- HB 240: Relating to the definitions of certain terms for purposes of the exemption from ad valorem taxation of farm products in the hands of the producer. (in committee, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB240/
- HB 238: Relating to the power of the Texas Animal Health Commission to control or eradicate pests. (in committee, 2025-08-27) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB238/
- HB 23: Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by certain nonprofit corporations, located in a populous county, and used to promote… (became law, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB23/
- HB 24: Relating to the consideration by a groundwater conservation district of modeled available groundwater when issuing permits. (in committee, 2025-08-21) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB24/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $3.8M (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 98% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/trentashbytx/status/2108895015078597094
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/trentashbytx/status/2108543499087851963
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/trentashbytx/status/2108580047745626587
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/trentashbytx/status/2107182798448587078
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/trentashbytx/status/2105766732174389308
- 2026-09-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/trentashbytx/status/2101819828835115372
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/trentashbytx/status/2098416442974548043
- 2026-09-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/trentashbytx/status/2094745104254673100
- 2026-08-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/trentashbytx/status/2089369442165625200
- 2026-08-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/trentashbytx/status/2089431598210929067

## Links

- Official site: https://house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=9
- Campaign site: https://www.trentashby.com
- X: https://x.com/trentashbytx
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/trent.ashby.568
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trent-ashby-2b30054

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/68f05872-16c8-4d3a-ab5f-ea667ca52b27