Carrie P. Meek

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Carrie Meek
United States Representative from Florida's 17th district
In office 1993 - 2003
Preceded by	William Lehman
Succeeded by	Kendrick Meek
Born	April 29, 1926 Tallahassee, Florida
Political party	Democratic

Carrie P. Meek (born April 29, 1926) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Florida.

Meek was born in Tallahassee, Florida and she graduated from Florida A&M University and the University of Michigan (since graduate schools in the state of Florida were segregated at the time). She was elected to the Florida state House of Representatives in 1978 as a Democrat, serving until 1983. As a state representative, she introduced a bill criminalizing stalking. She was elected to the Florida state Senate in 1982.

She was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1992. Meek claimed her district was undercounted in the 1990 Census. Meek believed the people of her district were cheated in the 2000 Presidential Election. Meek refused to attend a meeting with President George W. Bush in February 2001. She retired from the House at the end of her term in 2003. She was succeeded in office by her son, Kendrick Meek.

Carrie P. Meek is an African American, with 3 children, 6 grandchildren,2 Great Grandchildren, and 1 adopted Grandchild. Carrie P. Meek has an incredibly big "Person Like" dog, a great Dane, named "Dutchess" and lives presently in Liberty City, Miami, Florida.

Political offices
Preceded by William Lehman	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 17th congressional district 1993-2003	Succeeded by Kendrick Meek