What is Carrie Meek?
{{Infobox officeholder | name = Carrie Meek | image name = Carrie P. Meek.jpg | state1 = [[Florida]] | district1 = {{ushr|FL|17|17th}} | term_start1 = January 3, 1993 | term_end1 = January 3, 2003 | preceded1 = [[William Lehman (Florida politician)|William Lehman]] | succeeded1 = [[Kendrick Meek]] | state2 = Florida | state_senate2= Florida | district2 = 36th | term_start2= November 2, 1982 | term_end2 = November 3, 1992 | predecessor2 = ''Redistricted'' | successor2 = [[William H. Turner (Florida politician)|William H. Turner]] | state3 = Florida | state_house3= Florida | district3 = 106th | term_start3= March 27, 1979 | term_end3 = November 2, 1982 | predecessor3 = [[Gwen Cherry]] | successor3 = ''Redistricted'' | birth_name = Carrie Pittman | birth_date = {{Birth date|1926|4|29|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Tallahassee, Florida]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2021|11|28|1926|4|29}} | death_place =[[Miami]], Florida | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] | alma_mater =[[Florida A&M University|Florida A&M College]]<br />[[University of Michigan]] | spouse = Harold H. Meek | children = [[Kendrick Meek]] | occupation = Teacher }} '''Carrie Pittman Meek''' (April 29, 1926 &ndash; November 28, 2021) was an American politician. She served as the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] politician from the [[U.S. state]] of [[Florida]] in the [[United States House of Representatives]] from 1993 to 2003. She represented [[Florida's 17th congressional district]]. She was elected to the [[Florida House of Representatives|Florida House]] as a Democrat in 1979, and served until 1982.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sb.flleg.gov/nxt/gateway.dll?f=templates&fn=default.htm$vid=House:all|title=1979 Journal|website=Florida House of Representatives|access-date=2017-05-10}}</ref> Meek died at her home in [[Miami]], Florida on November 28, 2021 at the age of 95.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Langer |first1=Emily |title=Carrie P. Meek, pathbreaking Florida congresswoman, dies at 95 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/