Carrie P. Meek

Infobox_Congressman
name = Carrie Meek


date of birth = Birth date and age|1926|4|29|mf=y
place of birth = Tallahassee, Florida
death_date =
death_place =
state = Florida
district = 17th
term = 1993–2003
preceded = William Lehman
succeeded = Kendrick Meek
party = Democrat
spouse =

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.Clarifyme|date=March 2008 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 a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., a service sorority founded by African-American women.

Electoral history

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+ ushr|Florida|17|: Results 1992–2000cite web |url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/index.html |title=Election Statistics |accessdate=2008-01-10 |publisher=Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives ] !|Year!!|Democrat!|Votes!|Pct!!|Republican!|Votes!|Pct!
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1992|
Party shading/Democratic |nowrap|Carrie P. Meek
Party shading/Democratic align="right" |102,784
Party shading/Democratic |100%|
Party shading/Republican |"(no candidate)"
Party shading/Republican align="right"
Party shading/Republican
|*
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1994|
Party shading/Democratic |Carrie P. Meek
Party shading/Democratic align="right" |75,756
Party shading/Democratic |100%|
Party shading/Republican |"(no candidate)"
Party shading/Republican align="right"
Party shading/Republican
|*
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1996|
Party shading/Democratic |Carrie P. Meek
Party shading/Democratic align="right" |114,638
Party shading/Democratic |89%|
Party shading/Republican |nowrap|Wellington Rolle
Party shading/Republican align="right" |14,525
Party shading/Republican |11%
|*
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1998|
Party shading/Democratic |Carrie P. Meek
Party shading/Democratic align="right" |*
Party shading/Democratic
|
Party shading/Republican |"(no candidate)"
Party shading/Republican align="right"
Party shading/Republican
|
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2000|
Party shading/Democratic |Carrie P. Meek
Party shading/Democratic align="right" |100,715
Party shading/Democratic |100%|
Party shading/Republican |"(no candidate)"
Party shading/Republican align="right"
Party shading/Republican
|*
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*Write-in and minor candidate notes: In 1992, write-ins received 15 votes. In 1994, write-ins received 11 votes. In 1996, write-ins received 2 votes. In 1998, the election was uncontested with no write-ins, so Meek's vote total was not recorded. In 2000, write-ins received 3 votes.

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