She ran and won the mayoralty in 1998, was reelected in 2001 and was set to file her certificate of candidacy for a third term on January 5  in 2004 when she died.
In 1998, she successfully ran for mayor and was subsequently elected again in 2001.  She had planned to run for a third term on January 5th, 2004, but tragically died before filing her candidacy.