a district change, Chestnut won re-election unopposed that year. During her second term in the legislature, Chestnut served as the chairwoman of the House Education Committee, and used her chairmanship to require Florida schools to teach African-American history and to educate students about the Holocaust. Glass launched an aggressive, abusive campaign against Chestnut, calling her a "whore" who was "bought and paid for by the PACs" and advocating for the "violent overthrow of the government if things don't change." Chestnut overwhelmingly defeated Glass, winning 71% of the vote to his 29%, and winning substantial margins in both Alachua and Marion Counties. She faced Glass again in 1996, beating him by a even slightly larger margin of 72–28% to win her fourth term. In 1998, Chestnut won her fifth and final term in the House unopposed. 2000 State Senate campaign In 2000, State Senator George Kirkpatrick was unable to seek re-election due to term limits. Chestnut ran to succeed him in the 5th District, which included parts of Alachua County, Bradford County, Clay County, Columbia County, Levy County, Marion County, Putnam County, Suwannee County, and Union County. She faced State Attorney Rod Smith in the Democratic primary. Chestnut focused her campaign on education, arguing that she would conduct a full review of the Florida educational system, from kindergarten to the graduate school level, if elected. Smith attacked Chestnut for supporting the establishment of the Florida International University College of Law and the re-establishment of the Florida A&M, which was argued would take funding away from other law schools in the state, like the law school at the University of Florida. Ultimately, Smith's local popularity in the district, driven by his successful prosecution of serial killer Danny Rolling and his support from the district's more conservative areas, proved insurmountable for Chestnut. She wound up losing to Smith by a wide margin, winning just 38% of the vote to Smith's 62%, and lost every county in the district except for the narrow Marion County portion that overlapped with her legislative district. Alachua County Commission In 2002, Chestnut re-entered public life by announcing that she would challenge Alachua County Commissioner Robert Hutchinson, who represented District 4, in the Democratic primary. Chestnut campaigned on her legislative and municipal experience, and focused on reducing the county's poverty rate, reorganizing the county budget, developing a closer relationship with the University of Florida to increase employment opportunities, and