Florida's 17th congressional district Florida's 17th congressional district - since January 3, 2017
Representative Area 6,315[1] sq mi (16,360 km2 ) Distribution 82.08% urban[2] 17.92% rural Population (2016) 768,138[3] Median income $49,449[3] Ethnicity Cook PVI R+13[4]
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 . This district includes all of Charlotte County , DeSoto County , Glades County , Hardee County , Highlands County and Okeechobee County , plus parts of Lee County , Polk County and Sarasota County . Major cities in the district include North Port , Punta Gorda , Venice , and Okeechobee .
From 2003 to 2013 it was located in South Florida , and was a majority African American district. It 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 . Most of this district is now the 24th District .
The current 17th was created after the 2010 census from portions of the old 12th and 16th Districts. Most of the district's territory came from the western portion of the old 16th. That district's second-term congressman, Republican Tom Rooney , ran for reelection in the 17th in 2012 and won. He was re-elected in 2014 and 2016, but did not for re-election in 2018 .[5] [6] Greg Steube was elected on November 6.
List of members representing the district
District created January 3, 1983.
Representative
Party
Years
Congress
Electoral history
Congressional map
William Lehman
Democratic
January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993
98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd
Redistricted from the 13th district and re-elected in 1982 .Re-elected in 1984 .Re-elected in 1986 .Re-elected in 1998 .Re-elected in 1990 . Retired.
1983–1993 [data unknown/missing ]
Carrie Meek
Democratic
January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003
103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th
Elected in 1992 .Re-elected in 1994 .Re-elected in 1996 .Re-elected in 1998 .Re-elected in 2000 . Retired.
1993–2003 [data unknown/missing ]
Kendrick Meek
Democratic
January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2011
108th 109th 110th 111th
Elected in 2002 .Re-elected in 2004 .Re-elected in 2006 .Re-elected in 2008 . Retired to run for U.S. senator .
2003–2013
Frederica Wilson
Democratic
January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013
112th
Elected in 2010 .Redistricted to the 24th district .
Tom Rooney
Republican
January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2019
113th 114th 115th
Redistricted from the 16th district and re-elected in 2012 .Re-elected in 2014 .Re-elected in 2016 . Retired.
2013–present
Greg Steube
Republican
January 3, 2019 – Present
116th
Elected in 2018 .
Recent results in presidential races
Election results
2002
Florida's 17th Congressional District Election (2002)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Kendrick Meek (Incumbent)
113,749
99.94%
No party
Others
73
0.06%
Total votes
113,822
100.00%
Turnout
Democratic hold
2004
Florida's 17th Congressional District Election (2004)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Kendrick Meek (Incumbent)
178,690
99.59%
No party
Others
734
0.41%
Total votes
179,424
100.00%
Turnout
Democratic hold
2006
Florida's 17th Congressional District Election (2006)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Kendrick Meek (Incumbent)
90,663
99.97%
No party
Others
23
0.03%
Total votes
90,686
100.00%
Turnout
Democratic hold
2008
Florida's 17th Congressional District Election (2008)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Kendrick Meek (Incumbent)
100.00%
Total votes
100.00%
Turnout
Democratic hold
2010
References
^ "Congressional Plan--SC14-1905 (Ordered by The Florida Supreme Court, 2-December-2015)" (PDF) . Florida Senate Committee on Reapportionment. Retrieved January 11, 2017 .
^ https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html
^ a b Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District" . www.census.gov .
^ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF) . The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017 .
^ Leary, Alex (February 19, 2018). "Rep. Tom Rooney will not seek re-election" . Tampa Bay Times . Tampa, FL. Retrieved February 19, 2018 .
^ Persons, Sally (February 19, 2018). "Rep. Tom Rooney will not seek re-election: Report" . Washington Times . Washington, DC. Retrieved February 19, 2018 .
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Coordinates : 27°19′03″N 81°32′54″W / 27.31750°N 81.54833°W / 27.31750; -81.54833