Florida's 17th congressional district

Florida's 17th congressional district
	Florida's 17th congressional district - since January 3, 2017
	Greg Steube; R–Sarasota
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	86.79% white; 15.35% Hispanic; 7.52% black; 1.09% Asian; 0.24% Native American;
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 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.	2003–2013
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.	2013–present

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 (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	%
	Democratic	Kendrick Meek (Incumbent)	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

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
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.

External links

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

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[1] "Congressional Plan--SC14-1905 (Ordered by The Florida Supreme Court, 2-December-2015)" (PDF). Florida Senate Committee on Reapportionment. Retrieved January 11, 2017.

[2] ttps://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html

[auto-3] Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.

[Cook-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.