Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard, the middle of an investigation by federal authorities, mentioned she’s going to search re-election subsequent yr, beginning with the Democratic major in February, and plans to assist a slate of City Council candidates.
Elected to her first time period in April 2021 as Dolton’s first Black feminine mayor, Henyard has been the topic of federal subpoenas towards her and an apparently philanthropic group bearing her title supposed to assist most cancers survivors . An lawyer representing Henyard mentioned she had executed nothing fallacious.
Henyard will face a minimum of one challenger within the major. Trustee Jason House, who initially supported and ran with Henyard in 2021, is attempting to oust her and is working along with his personal slate of candidates.
Henyard introduced his re-election bid on Facebook Tuesday and mentioned an announcement occasion is deliberate for November. The deadline to file petitions for the February Democratic major is October 28.
House, who heads the Clean House 2025 record in Dolton, mentioned Wednesday he’s pleased with the crew he has assembled.
“We look ahead to Election Day and hope that residents will vote for us to proceed doing the work now we have been doing,” he mentioned.
Clerk Alison Key is working for re-election, as are incumbent trustees Kiana Belcher and Brittney Norwood. Edward Steave, beforehand a one-term trustee who misplaced re-election final yr, can also be working for trustee.
House can be up for re-election subsequent yr and can be out of town council if defeated in his bid for mayor.
Trustee Andrew Holmes was re-elected final yr, as was Trustee Tammie Brown. Stanley Brown was elected to his first time period and isn’t working for re-election.
State marketing campaign finance disclosure stories present Henyard’s marketing campaign committee has not acquired a single contribution in latest months.
Friends of Tiffany Henyard reported no contributions or expenditures for the just lately concluded July-September quarter and have proven no marketing campaign revenue since earlier than the ultimate three months of 2023, in line with stories filed with the Illinois State Board of Elections.
Henyard made a $20,000 private mortgage to the marketing campaign on March 6 of this yr, and the marketing campaign had slightly below $64,000 to spend on the finish of September, in line with filings.
In the February 2021 Democratic major, Henyard, then a trustee, defeated then-Mayor Riley Rogers and Holmes.
In the spring election, he defeated Ronnie Burge, then Dixmoor police chief, who was working as an impartial.
In the 2021 election, Henyard ran on a ticket that included House, Belcher, Norwood and Clerk Key.
Henyard survived a June 2022 recall referendum problem after a state appeals court docket dominated that the votes solid have been invalid.
mnolan@southtownstar.com
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