{"id":2605393,"date":"2026-05-21T09:03:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T13:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americas-worst-mayor-tiffany-henyard-wins-georgia-primary\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T09:06:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T13:06:10","slug":"americas-worst-mayor-tiffany-henyard-wins-georgia-primary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americas-worst-mayor-tiffany-henyard-wins-georgia-primary\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;America&#8217;s worst mayor&#8217; Tiffany Henyard wins Georgia primary"},"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\">16<\/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-tiffany-henyard-wins-georgia-primary%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=2605393&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, the former mayor of Dolton, Illinois-widely mocked for her chaotic tenure-has won the Republican primary for a Fulton County commissioner seat in Georgia after switching parties. She ran unopposed and received 1,136 votes, but her vote total was notably low compared with other candidates in the race. In November,she will face either Helen Zenobia Willis or Sojourner Grimmett,who advanced after a runoff.<\/p>\n<p>Henyard described her win as the start of her \u201cProject Phoenix\u201d comeback.The article notes that comments on her victory post were disabled. It also highlights that her Dolton record included <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/with-shapiro-snub-leftists-display-their-antisemitism\/\" title=\"With Shapiro Snub, Leftists Display Their Antisemitism\u00a0\">severe financial mismanagement<\/a> and large personal expenditures funded by village resources, such as extensive travel and high same-day or single-item purchases. investigations commissioned around the time included findings that she spent heavily using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americas-worst-mayor-tiffany-henyard-hosted-85000-party-while-under-investigation-for-spending-practices-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"\u2018America\u2019s worst ...\u2019 ... hosted ,000 party while under investigation for spending practices - Washington Examiner\">village credit cards<\/a>, and at least one late town hall meeting escalated into a brawl. Despite her branding and claims of a comeback, political observers interviewed by the outlet say she is unlikely too be a viable candidate in the district.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dolton\/\"> Dolton<\/a>, Illinois, Mayor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Tiffany-Henyard\/\">Tiffany Henyard<\/a>, widely derided as \u201cAmerica\u2019s worst mayor\u201d for her chaotic tenure, won her primary for Fulton County commissioner in Georgia after switching parties.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Henyard ran unopposed as a Republican in a generally safe Democratic seat, garnering 1,136 votes. She will face off in November against Helen Zenobia Willis or Sojourner Grimmett, who went to a runoff. Henyard lost her last primary election for mayor of Dolton by nearly 76 points.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4577315\/keisha-lance-bottoms-georgia-stacey-abrams\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Can Keisha Lance Bottoms deliver the Georgia win Stacey Abrams could not?<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4576224\/janeese-lewis-george-lead-kenyan-mcduffie-dc-mayor-race\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Janeese Lewis George holds lead over Kenyan McDuffie in DC mayor race<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4576065\/georgia-supreme-court-judge-bat-off-primary-challenger\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Conservative Georgia Supreme Court judges bat off <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/club-for-growth-staffer-jumps-into-va-senate-gop-primary-taking-aim-at-mitch-mcconnell\/\" title=\"Club for Growth staffer enters VA Senate GOP primary, targeting Mitch McConnell.\">primary challengers backed<\/a> by Obama<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThank you Fulton County for showing your support during this primary election,\u201d Henyard said in an Instagram post, alongside an image of her in a gold outfit. \u201cProject Phoenix activated.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The comments on the post were turned off, presumably to ward off a flood of negative comments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cProject Phoenix\u201d is Henyard\u2019s title for her self-proclaimed political comeback tour.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is project phoenix in the making, and project phoenix is me rising, me showing the world what it looks like to come out of controversy,\u201d she said previously, then began to sing along to the 2009 Mariah Carey song \u201cObsessed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite her victory, Henyard won far fewer votes than any other candidate in the race, including three times fewer than the Democratic candidate who finished last in the primary. She received the fewest votes of all 18 candidates running for one of the three Fulton County board positions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Henyard barely made the cut for the race after facing a residency challenge. She beat the challenge after <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4537017\/tiffany-henyard-admit-living-georgia-worst-mayor-illinois\/\">revealing<\/a> that she had moved to Georgia well before her term as mayor in Dolton was up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Henyard drew national attention to the Chicago suburb over her severe financial mismanagement and use of village funds for her personal use. Her lavish spending plunged the village into $3.65 million of debt, though she vehemently refused to step down amid heavy public backlash.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An investigation from former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, requested by Dolton, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3116423\/lori-lightfoot-audit-finances-dolton-tiffany-henyard\/\">found <\/a>Henyard had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/duggan-flanakin-russian-lobbyists-still-hover-in-washington\/\" title=\"Duggan Flanakin: Russian Lobbyists Still Hover in Washington\">spent huge sums<\/a> on the village\u2019s credit cards, including nine domestic trips, $43,000 spent on Amazon in one day, $8,000 in purchases at Wayfair, and $2,000 spent at Best Buy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of Henyard\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >final town hall meetings ended<\/a> in an all-out brawl after a resident called her a \u201cb****,\u201d and her boyfriend, Kamal Woods, led a charge against the detractor. Henyard herself entered the brawl at one point, losing a shoe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3304012\/illinois-town-meeting-ends-brawl-as-worst-mayor-america-makes-an-appearance\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"3304012\">ILLINOIS TOWN MEETING ENDS IN BRAWL AS \u2018WORST MAYOR IN AMERICA\u2019 MAKES AN APPEARANCE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite her hype around Project Phoenix, few analysts are taking her seriously.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI don\u2019t know what is motivating her candidacy, but she should use her vote tally as a harbinger of how she will perform in November,\u201d Emory University associate political science professor Andra Gillespie <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/wgntv.com\/news\/wgn-investigates\/tiffany-henyard-declares-victory-in-georgia-despite-lackluster-support\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/wgntv.com\/news\/wgn-investigates\/tiffany-henyard-declares-victory-in-georgia-despite-lackluster-support\/\">told<\/a> WGN Investigates. \u201cAny Republican would be hard-pressed to win, and her issues only exacerbate the fact that she\u2019s not a viable candidate in this district.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former \u201cworst mayor\u201d Tiffany Henyard wins Georgia primary after switching parties<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2605394,"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.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34069,43554,37456,44588,36934],"class_list":["post-2605393","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-election-news","tag-georgia-politics","tag-local-elections","tag-mayoral-race","tag-tiffany-henyard"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Tiffany-Henyard-SOPA-Zuma-Press-Wire-080924.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2605393","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\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2605393"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2605393\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2605398,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2605393\/revisions\/2605398"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2605394"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2605393"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2605393"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2605393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}