Carrie P. MEEK, Congress, FL (1926)
MEEK, Carrie P., (mother of Kendrick Meek), a Representative from Florida; born in Tallahassee, Leon County, Fla., April 29, 1926; B.S., Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Fla., 1946; M.S., University of Michigan, 1948; educational administrator; educational consultant; board member, Health System-Health Planning Council, 1972-1975; chair, city of Miami, Fla., Park for People Program, 1973-1974; board member, Minority Business Enterprise Committee on Transportation, 1978-1979; member of the Florida state house of representatives, 1979-1983; member of the Florida state senate, 1983-1993; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Third and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1993-January 3, 2003); not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Eighth Congress in 2002.
Bibliography
âCarrie P. Meekâ in Black Americans in Congress, 1870-2007. Prepared under the direction of the Committee on House Administration by the Office of History & Preservation, U. S. House of Representatives. Washington: Government Printing Office, 2008.Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
