Dolton, IllinoisMayor Tiffany Henyard, a Democrat, is expected to lose in a landslide in the mayor of the village on Tuesday in the midst of various scandals and accusations of corruption.
The controversial mayor previously predicted on Tuesday that she would win in a landslide, according to FOX 32, but challenger Jason House defeated Henyard overwhelming in a convincing way and won 3,896 votes to Henyard’s 536.
House, a village manager and former ally of Henyard, campaigned on transparency and reform, promises a “clean house” and to bring responsibility back to the government of Dolton.
Dolton, Illinois, Mayor Tiffany Henyard, a Democrat, is expected to lose in a landslide in the mayors primarily of the village. (Fox 32)
“Mrs Henyard does not only deprive the audience from what they earn, it costs the village money,” he said on election day. “Day one, each record will be reversed.”
Henyard, that Assuming office In 2021, during her time as mayor, the headlines made about controversy around her alleged financial mismanagement and other scandals. A federal summons published in May last year asked for the financial data of Dolton to revise the expensive out-of-state trips of the mayor in an attempt.
Former mayor of Chicago, Lori Lightfoot, also a Democrat, was hired last year to investigate Henyard’s handling of Dolton’s funds.
Mayor Tiffany Henyard brought the headlines during her time as mayor about controversy around her alleged financial mismanagement and other scandals. (Fox 32)
The probe of Lightfoot revealed that the general fund of the village had decreased from a surplus of $ 5.6 million in 2022 to a deficit of $ 3.6 million in 2024, which means that concern about doubtful Credit card purchases And a lack of financial accountability.
Henyard was heavily criticized by residents prior to the elections about her various scandals. She is also accused of violations of civil rights, is confronted with countless lawsuits about her alleged corruption and was involved in a fight during a board meeting last month.
Mayor of Dolton Tiffany Henyard involved in Board Meeting Brawl between boyfriend, activist
Tiffany Henyard was heavily criticized by residents prior to the elections on her various scandals. (Screencap thanks to video from FOX32)
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“The way the current mayor did things just didn’t sit with me,” voter Sharon Hunley told Fox 32.
Another voter, Regan Lewis, said: “We are a bit like a joke. It’s not a good thing, it’s embarrassing.”
