Florida's 17th congressional district

Florida's 17th congressional district
Florida's 17th congressional district - since January 3, 2017
Current Representative Tom Rooney (R–Okeechobee)
Area 6,315[1] sq mi (16,360 km2)
Distribution
  • 82.08[2]% urban
  • 17.92% rural
Population (2016) 768,138[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.

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 is retiring and not running for re-election in 2018.[5][6]

List of representatives

Representative Party Years Congress Electoral history Congressional map
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.		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Carrie Meek Democratic January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2003		 103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th		 Retired. [Data unknown/missing.]
Kendrick Meek Democratic January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2011		 108th
109th
110th
111th		 Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Frederica Wilson Democratic January 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2013		 112th Redistricted to the 24th district.
Tom Rooney Republican January 3, 2013 –
present		 113th
114th
115th		 Redistricted from the 16th district.

Retiring.

Recent results in presidential races

Year Results
1992 Bill Clinton 74% - George H. W. Bush 18% - Ross Perot 7%
1996 Bill Clinton 85% - Bob Dole 12%
2000 Al Gore 84% - George W. Bush 15%
2004 John Kerry 83% - George W. Bush 17%
2008 Barack Obama 87% - John McCain 12%
2012 Mitt Romney 58% - Barack Obama 41%
2016 Donald Trump 62% - Hillary Clinton 35%

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
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
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
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2008

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

Living former representatives

As of January 2017, there are three living former members of the House from the district.

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

References

  1. ↑ "Congressional Plan--SC14-1905 (Ordered by The Florida Supreme Court, 2-December-2015)" (PDF). Florida Senate Committee on Reapportionment. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  2. ↑ https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html
  3. ↑ https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=12&cd=17
  4. ↑ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  5. ↑ Leary, Alex (February 19, 2018). "Rep. Tom Rooney will not seek re-election". Tampa Bay Times. Tampa, FL. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  6. ↑ Persons, Sally (February 19, 2018). "Rep. Tom Rooney will not seek re-election: Report". Washington Times. Washington, DC. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
  • Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

Coordinates: 27°19′03″N 81°32′54″W / 27.31750°N 81.54833°W / 27.31750; -81.54833

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