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] 2 ) Distribution 82.08% urban[ 2] 17.92% rural Population (2023) 851,634[ 3] Median household $73,605[ 3] Ethnicity Cook PVI R+10[ 4]
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 .[ 5] [ 6] Greg Steube was elected on November 6.
[ edit ] Lehigh Acres – 114,287Plantation – 91,750North Port – 85,099Port Charlotte – 60,625Sarasota – 54,842North Fort Myers – 42,719Lakewood Ranch – 34,877Venice – 27,272Englewood – 20,800Punta Gorda – 19,471South Venice – 15,619Fruitville – 15,484Palmer Ranch – 14,966Sarasota Springs – 12,521Laurel – 12,186Gulf Gate Estates – 11,118Rotonda – 10,114[ edit ] Bee Ridge – 9,955Longboat Key – 7,505Osprey – 6,690Southgate – 6,287South Gate Ridge – 6,024Fort Myers Shores – 5,774Siesta Key – 5,454Warm Mineral Springs – 5,442South Sarasota – 5,133Ridge Wood Heights – 5,064The Meadows – 5,037Tice – 4,853Buckingham – 4,443Suncoast Estates – 4,097Lake Sarasota – 3,979Charlotte Harbor – 3,784Kensington Park – 3,697Cleveland – 3,435Harbour Heights – 3,428Venice Gardens – 3,402Nokomis – 3,217Vamo – 2,822Alva – 2,725Charlotte Park – 2,667List of members representing the district [ edit ]
Representative
Party
Years
Cong
Electoral history
Congressional map
District created January 3, 1983
William Lehman (Biscayne Park )
Democratic
January 3, 1983 –
98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd
Redistricted from the 13th district re-elected in 1982 .Re-elected in 1984 .Re-elected in 1986 .Re-elected in 1998 .Re-elected in 1990 .1983–1993 [data missing
Carrie Meek (Miami )
Democratic
January 3, 1993 –
103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th
Elected in 1992 .Re-elected in 1994 .Re-elected in 1996 .Re-elected in 1998 .Re-elected in 2000 .1993–2003 [data missing
Kendrick Meek (Miami )
Democratic
January 3, 2003 –
108th 109th 110th 111th
Elected in 2002 .Re-elected in 2004 .Re-elected in 2006 .Re-elected in 2008 .run for U.S. senator .
2003–2013
Frederica Wilson (Miami Gardens )
Democratic
January 3, 2011 –
112th
Elected in 2010 .Redistricted to the 24th district
Tom Rooney (Okeechobee )
Republican
January 3, 2013 –
113th 114th 115th
Redistricted from the 16th district re-elected in 2012 .Re-elected in 2014 .Re-elected in 2016 .2013–2017
2017–2023
Greg Steube (Sarasota )
Republican
January 3, 2019 –
116th 117th 118th
Elected in 2018 .Re-elected in 2020 .Re-elected in 2022 .
2023–present
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