Florida's 17th congressional district

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Florida's 17th congressional district
Florida's 17th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative		Tom Rooney (R–Okeechobee)
Cook PVI	R+10

Florida's 17th congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress, located in south-central Florida. The district includes a large area of central Florida from eastern Tampa Bay to the western shores of Lake Okeechobee.

From 2003 to 2013 it was located in South Florida, the majority African American district included the southern parts of Broward County and the eastern parts of Miami-Dade County. Included within the district were Pembroke Pines, Hollywood, Miramar, and North Miami.

The district is currently represented by Republican Tom Rooney.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Congress	Note
District created		January 3, 1983
William Lehman	Democratic	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993	98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd	Redistricted from the 13th district, Retired
Carrie Meek	Democratic	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003	103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th	Retired
Kendrick Meek	Democratic	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2011	108th 109th 110th 111th	Retired to run for U.S. Senate
Frederica Wilson	Democratic	January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013	112th	Redistricted to the 24th district
Tom Rooney	Republican	January 3, 2013 – present	113th 114th	Redistricted from the 16th district

Voting

Election results from presidential races
Year	Results
2008	Barack Obama 87 - John McCain 12%
2004	John Kerry 83 - George W. Bush 17%
2000	Al Gore 84 - George W. Bush 15%

Election Results

2002

Florida's 17th Congressional District Election (2002)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kendrick Meek*	113,749	99.94
	No party	Others	73	0.06%
Total votes			113,822	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

2004

Florida's 17th Congressional District Election (2004)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kendrick Meek*	178,690	99.59
	No party	Others	734	0.41%
Total votes			179,424	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

2006

Florida's 17th Congressional District Election (2006)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kendrick Meek*	90,663	99.97
	No party	Others	23	0.03%
Total votes			90,686	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

2008

Florida's 17th Congressional District Election (2008)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kendrick Meek*	'	100.00
Total votes			'	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

2010

Florida's 17th Congressional District Election (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frederica S. Wilson	106,361	86.21
	Independent	Roderick Vereen	17,009	13.79
Total votes			123,370	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

Living former Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 17th congressional district

As of May 2015, there are three former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 17th congressional district who are currently living at this time.

Representative	Term of office	Date of birth (and age)
Carrie P. Meek	1993–2003	(1926-04-29) April 29, 1926
Kendrick Meek	2003–2011	(1966-09-06) September 6, 1966
Frederica Wilson	2011–2013	(1942-11-05) November 5, 1942

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

References

• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present