Cynthia M. Chestnut

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Cynthia Chestnut
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
from the 23 district
Personal details
Born (1949-07-25) July 25, 1949 (age 74)
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Charles S. Chestnut, III

Cynthia Moore Chestnut (born July 25, 1949) in Tallahassee, Florida.

Chestnut was a Representative in the House of Representatives of the U.S. state of Florida. She received her Bachelor's degree from the Florida A & M University in 1970, Master's degree from Florida State University in 1971, and her Doctorate from Nova University in 1981. She served as the Director of Shands Eastside Community Relations and Education Coordination, while also holding the position of Alachua County Commissioner until November 2010 where is lost her bid for re-election to Republican Challenger Susan Baird. In September 2011, Cynthia M. Chestnut retired from her position as the Director of the Shands Eastside Community Relations and Education Coordination. Cynthia M. Chestnut is a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority and has served as Vice President of the Gainesville, FL graduate chapter Mu Upsilon Omega. She has also served as President of the Twenty Pearls Foundation, Inc. - a 501(c)(3) charitable and educational arm of the Mu Upsilon Omega chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. There is a park in Gainesville named in her honor: the Cynthia Moore Chestnut Park & Clark Butler Nature Preserve. Still residing in Gainesville, Cynthia M. Chestnut has one son Christopher Moore Chestnut, Esquire. Along with several step-daughters, she has a step-son Charles S. Chestnut, IV.

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