Melissa Bean

Melissa Bean
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 8th district
In office
January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2011
Preceded byPhil Crane
Succeeded byJoe Walsh
Personal details
BornMelissa Luburich
(1962-01-22) January 22, 1962
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
PartyDemocratic
SpouseAlan Bean (m. 1985)
EducationOakton College
Roosevelt University (BA)

Melissa Bean (née Luburich; born January 22, 1962) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Illinois's 8th congressional district from 2005 to 2011. Bean is a member of the Democratic Party.

She is the nominee to regain her old seat in the 2026 U.S. House election in Illinois's 8th congressional district.