Complex sentence: In 1994, Schrenko, a Republican, defeated a Democratic incumbent to be elected as superintendent of schools, becoming the first woman elected to statewide office in Georgia, and was re-elected in 1998.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1994, Schrenko, a Republican, defeated a Democratic incumbent to win election as superintendent of schools. Schrenko was the first woman elected to statewide office in Georgia and won reelection in 1998.