{"id":2406973,"date":"2025-02-26T12:53:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T17:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americas-worst-mayor-loses-reelection-primary-in-landslide-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-26T12:53:56","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T17:53:56","slug":"americas-worst-mayor-loses-reelection-primary-in-landslide-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americas-worst-mayor-loses-reelection-primary-in-landslide-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018America\u2019s worst mayor\u2019 loses reelection primary in landslide &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Famericas-worst-mayor-loses-reelection-primary-in-landslide-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2406973&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Tiffany Henyard,\u200c the\u200d mayor of Dolton,\u2064 Illinois, often labeled\u2062 &#8220;America&#8217;s worst \u200dmayor,&#8221; lost her bid \u200cfor reelection in a Democratic primary by a significant\u2063 margin of approximately 87.9% too 12.1%. Her\u2064 term,\u2063 which began in 2021, was marred \u2062by scandals, including \u200daccusations of misappropriating taxpayer funds\u2063 that left the \u200btown with a \u200c$3.65 million debt. Despite facing criticism and\u2064 resistance to resign, Henyard had previously attempted\u200d to run for other positions but was unsuccessful. Following her primary loss, she \u200dwill not appear on the \u200bballot in the general election. Jason House, her opponent, declared\u200b a fresh start for the community, highlighting the challenges faced during Henyard&#8217;s tenure, which included a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">tumultuous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nc-lt-gov-mark-robinson-slams-liberal-media-outlet-for-cartoon-depicting-republicans-as-kkk-members-video\/\" title=\"NC Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson Slams Liberal Media Outlet For Cartoon Depicting Republicans As KKK Members (VIDEO)\">town meeting<\/a> \u200cincident<\/a> that \u200bfurther tarnished her reputation. House will compete\u200c against independent candidate Casundra Hopson in the upcoming election \u200bon April \u200c1.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">&lsquo;America&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illinois-village-freezes-credit-card-after-mayor-tiffany-henyards-spending-frenzy-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... village freezes credit card after ... ...&#039;s spending frenzy - Washington Examiner\">worst mayor&#038;rsquo<\/a>; loses reelection primary in landslide<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1960579\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dolton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Dolton\">Dolton<\/a>, Illinois, Mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Tiffany-Henyard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Tiffany Henyard\">Tiffany Henyard<\/a> lost the Democratic primary for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2025-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reelection\">reelection<\/a> in a landslide after a turbulent term in which she was embroiled in various scandals.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Since taking office in 2021 in the village outside Chicago, Henyard&rsquo;s rocky tenure has led to her being dubbed &ldquo;America&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americas-worst-mayor-tiffany-henyard-will-run-for-second-term-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"&#039;...s worst ...&#039; ... will run for second term - Washington Examiner\">worst mayor&#038;rdquo<\/a>; by critics, while she has proclaimed herself &ldquo;super mayor.&rdquo; She lost in the Democratic primary for mayor to Dolton Trustee Jason House on Tuesday by a roughly 87.9%-12.1% result, according to the Cook County Clerk&rsquo;s Office.<\/p>\n<p>Henyard did not speak at her election watch party Tuesday evening, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcchicago.com\/news\/local\/chicago-politics\/jason-house-appears-to-beat-dolton-mayor-tiffany-henyard-in-primary\/3683088\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"according to\">according to<\/a> NBC Chicago, but House took a victory lap at his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-law-grants-ariz-businesses-power-to-opt-out-of-any-city-county-or-state-mask-order\/\" title=\"New law grants Ariz. businesses power to opt out of any city, county or state mask order\">election night event<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We faced four years of intimidation, four years of failure, and tonight is a new day for the city of Dolton,&rdquo; House said Tuesday. &ldquo;The community spoke loud and clear tonight.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>House will now face Casundra Hopson, an independent, in the April 1 general election.<\/p>\n<p>Henyard will not be on the ballot for reelection for either of her current positions on April 1 following her loss in the mayoral primary. Last year, she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3249577\/tiffany-henyard-denied-place-ballot-run-office-again\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"lost\">lost<\/a> her bid to be the Democratic nominee for Thornton Township supervisor, a position she currently holds.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3304012\/illinois-town-meeting-ends-brawl-as-worst-mayor-america-makes-an-appearance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"ILLINOIS TOWN MEETING ENDS IN BRAWL AS &lsquo;WORST MAYOR IN AMERICA&rsquo; MAKES AN APPEARANCE\">ILLINOIS TOWN MEETING ENDS IN BRAWL AS &lsquo;WORST MAYOR IN AMERICA&rsquo; MAKES AN APPEARANCE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Dolton mayor&rsquo;s tenure was plagued by accusations of improper use of taxpayer funds. <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">An audit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3116423\/lori-lightfoot-audit-finances-dolton-tiffany-henyard\/\" target=\"_blank\">conducted<\/a>&nbsp;by Chicago<\/span> Mayor Lori Lightfoot found Henyard&rsquo;s lavish spending and first-class tickets on travel sunk the town&rsquo;s general fund into $3.65 million in debt. Henyard has resisted calls to resign, while a 2022 effort to recall her was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/chicago\/news\/dolton-mayor-tiffany-henyard-recall-vote-tossed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"invalided\">invalidated<\/a> by a court.<\/p>\n<p>The latest incident involving Henyard was when she got involved in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3304012\/illinois-town-meeting-ends-brawl-as-worst-mayor-america-makes-an-appearance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"brawl\">brawl<\/a> at a town meeting after a resident called her a &ldquo;b****&rdquo; during the public comment portion of the gathering.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1960579\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1960579\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018America\u2019s worst mayor\u2019 loses reelection primary in landslide<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2406974,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Tiffany-Henyard-SOPA-Zuma-Press-Wire-080924-1024x684.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5374,4602,8313],"class_list":["post-2406973","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-america","tag-mayor","tag-reelection"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Tiffany-Henyard-SOPA-Zuma-Press-Wire-080924-1024x684.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2406973","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2406973"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2406973\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2406977,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2406973\/revisions\/2406977"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2406974"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2406973"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2406973"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2406973"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}