Aaron Bean was born in Fernandina Beach, Florida, in 1967. Bean graduated from Fernandina High School in 1985. He earned a B.S. in finance from Jacksonville University in 1989. Bean's career experience includes working as an auctioneer and a relationship development officer with UF Health Jacksonville. He served as the mayor and a commissioner with the City of Fernandina Beach from 1996 to 1999, in the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008, and in the Florida Senate from 2012 to 2022.
