Ronald Caldwell is an American politician and businessman. A Republican, he has served three term in the Arkansas Senate representing District 23; he was first elected in November 2012 and most recently in 2020. Caldwell is the chairman of the Senate Committee on State Agencies and Governmental Affairs and a member of several other committees. He was born in Wynne, Arkansas. He graduated from Arkansas State University with a bachelor's degree in marketing. In December 2018, he broke his hip riding a horse.