Ronald Clarence Bean, known as Ron Bean (November 4, 1938 – April 19, 2005), was a Republican state senator from Shreveport, Louisiana.
He served from 1992 to 2004 and was hailed by his peers for nonpartisanship.
Bean was a United States Army soldier with service in South Korea and Vietnam and a pilot decorated for heroism.
Bean died of renal failure at the LSU Medical Center in his native Shreveport, the seat of Caddo Parish and the largest city in north Louisiana.
He had undergone two kidney transplants and suffered from steadily declining health since 2001.