Florida's 17th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative	Greg Steube R–Sarasota
Area	6,315[1] mi2 (16,360 km2)
Distribution	82.08% urban[2] 17.92% rural
Population (2024)	877,095[3]
Median household income	$79,214[3]
Ethnicity	75.5%White 13.8%Hispanic 5.2%Black 3.2%Two or more races 1.6%Asian 0.7% other
Cook PVI	R+11[4]

Florida's 17th congressional district is anelectoral district for theU.S. Congress, located inSouthwest Florida. In the2020 redistricting cycle, the district was shrunk to only include the coastal counties ofSarasota andCharlotte as well as northeasternLee County, including most ofLehigh Acres. Other inland counties which were previously in the district were instead redistricted into the new18th district.

The 17th district was created as a result of theredistricting cycle after the1980 census. From 2003 to 2013 it was located inSouth Florida, and was a majorityAfrican American district. It included the southern parts ofBroward County and the eastern parts ofMiami-Dade County. Included within the district werePembroke Pines,Hollywood,Miramar, andNorth Miami. Most of this district is now the24th district.

After the 2010 census andits 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 easternTampa Bay to the western shores ofLake Okeechobee, including all ofCharlotte County,DeSoto County,Glades County,Hardee County,Highlands County andOkeechobee County, plus parts ofLee County,Polk County andSarasota County. Major cities in the district includedNorth Port,Punta Gorda,Venice,Wauchula,Arcadia, andOkeechobee.

RepublicanTom 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 in2018.^[5][6]Greg Steube was elected on November 6.

For the118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:^[10]

CharlotteCounty(10)

All 10 communities

LeeCounty(10)

Alva,Charleston Park,Buckingham,Fort Myers Shores,Lehigh Acres (part; also19th),North Fort Myers (part; also19th),Olga,Palmona Park,Suncoast Estates,Tice,Verandah

SarasotaCounty(31)

All 31 communities

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 the13th district andre-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 torun for U.S. senator.	2003–2013
Frederica Wilson (Miami Gardens)	Democratic	January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013	112th	Elected in 2010. Redistricted to the24th district.
Tom Rooney (Okeechobee)	Republican	January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2019	113th 114th 115th	Redistricted from the16th district andre-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 119th	Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024.
					2023–present

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989).The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

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