Thanks to Soror Diva ISOS
Carrie Meek, per
http://thehistorymakers.com
Elected as a Florida state representative in 1979, Meek was the first African American female elected to the Florida State Senate in 1982.
In 1992, Meek was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 17th Congressional District. This made her the first black lawmaker elected to represent Florida in Congress since Reconstruction.
