Carrie Mae Meek (née Pittman; April 29, 1926 – November 28, 2021) was the United States representative for Florida's 17th congressional district. She was the first African American since the Reconstruction era elected to represent Florida in the United States Congress.

In 1992, Carrie P. Meek won election to the U.S. House of Representatives becoming one of the first African- American lawmakers to represent Florida in Congress since Reconstruction. In her first term, Meek secured a coveted seat on the powerful House Appropriations Committee where she helped determine federal spending.

In 1992 Carrie P. Meek won election to the United States House of Representatives becoming one of the first African-American lawmakers to represent Florida in Congress since Reconstruction.

Nov 29, 2021 · Former Rep. Carrie Meek, who broke barriers throughout her winding political career as the daughter of a sharecropper and granddaughter of a slave, died Sunday in her Miami home. She was 95.

Nov 28, 2021 · Former U.S. Congresswoman Carrie Pittman Meek, the first Black person to represent Florida in Congress since the post-Civil War Reconstruction and a fierce advocate for South Florida’s Black...

Carrie P. Meek started her political career in 1979, motivated by a tragic car accident that claimed the life of Gwen Cherry, the first African-American woman legislator in Florida. In a courageous move, Meek entered the special election to fill Cherry’s vacant seat.

Nov 28, 2021 · Carrie P. Meek, who was spurred by memories of childhood discrimination and inspired by her heritage as she rose to political power in her native Florida and later in Washington, died on...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Carrie Meek, the grandchild of a slave and a sharecropper’s daughter who became one of the first Black Floridians elected to Congress since Reconstruction, died Sunday.

Nov 29, 2021 · Influential former Florida Congresswoman Carrie Meek died Sunday at the age of 95. Those who knew and admired her say she will long be remembered for her devotion to public service.

Nov 29, 2021 · FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Carrie Meek, the grandchild of a slave and a sharecropper’s daughter who became one of the first Black Floridians elected to Congress since Reconstruction, died Sunday.