For Mayor · 2026
Conservative solutions, common sense, and time to bring people together.
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Trent was raised on his family's corn and soybean farm in Iowa. His mom served as the town postmaster — and Served with the First Republican Senate Majority leader since Reconstruction. Public service runs in the family.
He enlisted in the United States Air Force out of high school while serving at Little Rock AFB, married his wife of 32 years, Robbin, in 1994, and raised two daughters, Hannah and Hope. Both are raising families of their own.
Trent has lived in the Austin Area for more than twenty years. He's a deacon, served on the Lonoke County Fair Board, and leads continuous-improvement programs for an Arkansas Fortune 100 Company.
"You are known by the problems you solve."
— Trent Eilts
Common-sense commitments rooted in the values our community was built on — and the realities our families face every day.
Stand up a responsive, humane animal-control program. Loose-dog incidents and stray populations have to stop being a phone-tag problem.
Hold the line on utility costs. Modernize the water system so families don't pay more for service that should be getting better, not worse.
Keep property taxes low and predictable. A leaner city budget — and a hard look at every dollar — before we ever ask homeowners for more.
Back the officers and first responders who keep Austin safe. Equipment, training, and pay that match the job we ask them to do.
Protect the values our community was raised on. A city that respects parents, supports families, and honors the local churches that anchor us.
Trent listens before he talks. That's rare in politics. He'll be the kind of mayor who actually answers the phone."
He served his country and he's served his church. Austin will be lucky to have him serve at City Hall."
Steady hand on the Fair Board for years. Keeps his word and gets things done — that's exactly what Austin needs."
Coffee & Conversation
7:30 AM · Gurdy's · AR-367
Yard-Sign Saturday
9:00 AM · Campaign HQ · Hwy 367
BBQ & Town Hall
47 Shadow Creek Cir · Date TBA
Veterans for Trent
11:00 AM · VFW Post 6776
Candidate Forum
City Hall · Meeting Room · Date TBA
Trent announces five-point plan for utility relief in Austin.
Specifics on rate caps, transparency for water billing, and a working-group of neighbors to keep City Hall honest.
Read more →Listening tour stops at Hicks Farms — water, taxes, and dogs.
Three hours of front-porch conversation. Themes were consistent: hold the line on costs and make city services answer the phone.
Read more →Lonoke County veterans group endorses Eilts for mayor.
"Trent has the discipline and the heart for the job," said the post commander after Tuesday's vote.
Read more →We'll drop one off at no cost. (Donations always welcome, never required.)
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