U.S. House district for Florida
Florida's 17th congressional district Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative Area 6,315
[1] sq mi (16,360 km2 ) Distribution 82.08% urban
[2] 17.92% rural Population (2022) 839,779
[3] Median household income $70,558
[3] Ethnicity
Cook PVI R+10
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Florida's 17th congressional district is an
electoral district for the
U.S. Congress , located in
Southwest Florida . In the
2020 redistricting cycle , the district was shrunk to only include the coastal counties of
Sarasota and
Charlotte as well as northeastern
Lee County , including most of
Lehigh Acres . Other inland counties which were previously in the district were instead redistricted into the new
18th district .
The 17th district was created as a result of the
redistricting cycle after the
1980 census . 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 .
After the 2010 census and
its corresponding redistricting cycle , the district included portions of the previous 12th and 16th districts. Most of the district's territory came from the western portion of the old 16th. After court-ordered redistricting for the 2016 elections, the district included a large area of central Florida from eastern
Tampa Bay to the western shores of
Lake Okeechobee , including 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 included
North Port ,
Punta Gorda ,
Venice ,
Wauchula ,
Arcadia , and
Okeechobee .
Republican
Tom Rooney , incumbent congressman of the previous 16th district, ran for reelection in the 17th in 2012 and won. He was re-elected in 2014 and 2016, but did not run for re-election in
2018 .
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[6]
Greg Steube was elected on November 6.
Voting
List of members representing the district
Representative
Party
Years
Cong ress
Electoral history
Congressional map
District created January 3, 1983
William Lehman (
Biscayne Park )
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 missing ]
Carrie Meek (
Miami )
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 missing ]
Kendrick Meek (
Miami )
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 (
Miami Gardens )
Democratic
January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013
112th
Elected in 2010 .
Redistricted to the
24th district .
Tom Rooney (
Okeechobee )
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.
2013–2017
2017–2023
Greg Steube (
Sarasota )
Republican
January 3, 2019 – present
116th
117th
118th
Elected in 2018 .
Re-elected in 2020 .
Re-elected in 2022 .
2023–present
Election results
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
References
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"Congressional Plan--SC14-1905 (Ordered by The Florida Supreme Court, 2-December-2015)" (PDF) . Florida Senate Committee on Reapportionment. Retrieved January 11, 2017 .
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"Congressional Districts Relationship Files (State-based)" .
U.S. Census Bureau . Archived from
the original on April 2, 2013.
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a
b Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau.
"My Congressional District" . www.census.gov .
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"2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List" . Cook Political Report . July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023 .
^ Leary, Alex (February 19, 2018).
"Rep. Tom Rooney will not seek re-election" .
Tampa Bay Times . Tampa, Fla. Retrieved February 19, 2018 .
^ Persons, Sally (February 19, 2018).
"Rep. Tom Rooney will not seek re-election: Report" .
The Washington Times . Washington, D.C. Retrieved February 19, 2018 .
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"November 5, 2002 General Election" . Florida Division of Elections. Retrieved January 15, 2021 .
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"November 2, 2004 General Election" . Florida Division of Elections. Retrieved January 15, 2021 .
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"November 7, 2006 General Election" . Florida Division of Elections. Retrieved January 15, 2021 .
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"November 4, 2008 General Election" . Florida Division of Elections. Retrieved January 15, 2021 .
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"November 2, 2010 General Election" . Florida Division of Elections. Retrieved January 15, 2021 .
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"November 6, 2012 General Election" . Florida Division of Elections. Retrieved January 15, 2021 .
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"November 4, 2014 General Election" . Florida Division of Elections. Retrieved January 15, 2021 .
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"November 8, 2016 General Election" . Florida Division of Elections. Retrieved January 15, 2021 .
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"November 6, 2018 General Election" . Florida Division of Elections. Retrieved January 15, 2021 .
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"November 3, 2020 General Election" . Florida Division of Elections. Retrieved January 15, 2021 .
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