William M. "Billy" Beasley (born March 19, 1940) is an American politician from the state of Alabama. He is a Democratic member of the Alabama Senate, representing the 28th district.Beasley graduated from Auburn University in 1962. He was elected to the Alabama House of Representatives in 1998. After being consistently reelected, Beasley ran for the State Senate in 2010, and defeated fellow Democrat Johnny Ford. He succeeded Myron Penn, who did not seek reelection.