Flags are made in honor of former Congresswoman Carrie Meek. lowered to half rod

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) – In memory of Rep. Carrie Meek who died on November 28, Governor DeSantis has announced that the flags in Tallahassee and Miami will be lowered to semi-staff on December 5.

Meek was the grandchild of a slave and the daughter of a tenant who became one of the first black Floridians to be elected to Congress since the rebuilding.

Meek attended Florida A&M University and graduated in 1946 with a BA in Biology and Exercise. During her time in Tallahassee, she also played on the track and field team.

Meek represented part of Dade County in the Florida House of Representatives from 1979 to 1982. During her tenure in the Florida House of Representatives, she served on various committees, including chairing the planning and programming committee and vice-chairing the college committee.

In 1982 she was elected the first black woman to the Florida Senate and served in District 36 until 1992. In 1992, she was one of the first black Floridians elected to the US House of Representatives.

She spent 10 years in Congress, advocating for her Haitian voters and securing aid for post-Hurricane Andrew rebuilding. Meek will be remembered for her dedication to the communities she served.

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