Carolina Fleetwood
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| Democratic Party | ||||
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| Congressman | ||||
| Began Present Office: 1995 | ||||
| Electoral District | 1st Congressional district | |||
| State | Alabama | |||
| Region and Superregion | Deep South - Gulf Coast | |||
| Previous Offices | Architect of the Capitol | |||
| Born | May 17th, 1958 Mobile, Alabama | |||
| Spouse | Lewis Fors (married 1980) | |||
| Religion | Roman-Catholic | |||
| Residence | Mobile, Alabama | |||
| Occupation | Architect; Author | |||
| Education | Westwood College; Dessau Insitute of Architecture; University of Virginia School of Architecture | |||
Carolina Fleetwood (born May 17, 19658) is the United States House Representative for the State of Alabama's 1st Congressional district. She served as the 9th Architect of the Capitol from February 1985 until February 1995.
Carolina Fleetwood followed his father and grandfather steps, both Architects from the prestigous Scottish firm "Graham, Anderson, Probst & White". Graduating from the Westwood College in 1977. She became an Architect, moving around the globe in search of projects that would interest the firm. During the Iran hostage crisis of 1979, she was captured and almost lost her life. She was held hostage until 1981. Fleetwood experienced episodes of torture, and refused to impose a lawsuit against Iran. Some wounds left her with temporary physical limitations.
She retired from Graham, Anderson, Probst & White in 1981, moved to Alabama, and started to study again for her Doctorate. Fleetwood was chosen by President Ronald Reagan to become Architect of the Capitol in 1985, she served one term, retired in 1995, and entered politics. Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1995, she served one term, winning re-election easily in 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2009. While generally adhering to Liberal principles, Fleetwood at times has had a media reputation as a "maverick" for having disagreed with her party.
