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Tiffany Henyard, once known as the controversial “Dolton Dictator,” is attempting a political resurgence by switching her allegiance to the Republican Party and entering the race for a seat on Georgia’s Fulton County Board of Commissioners. This move comes over a year after her notable removal from office in Illinois.
Henyard, who gained notoriety by referring to herself as a “super mayor,” has officially filed her candidacy as a Republican for the upcoming May election, according to records from the county election office. At 42, she is aiming to secure the commissioner’s seat for District 5, joining four other candidates in the race. However, she stands out as the sole representative of the GOP.
District 5 is a significant area covering the southwestern suburbs of Atlanta, including cities like South Fulton, Union City, and Palmetto. The district is also notable as the jurisdiction where Fani Willis, a prominent figure in legal circles and President Trump’s adversary in Georgia, serves as district attorney.
The 42-year-old is vying for the District 5 commissioner’s seat and is one of five current contenders, but is the only GOP candidate.
District 5 encompasses the southwestern suburbs of Atlanta, including South Fulton, Union City and Palmetto. President Trump’s Georgia rival, Fani Willis, is the district attorney of Fulton County.
Henyard qualified for the ballot on March 5 — over a year after her heavily celebrated ouster from Illinois politics that included her scandal-scarred stints as mayor of Dolton and supervisor of Thornton Township.
In her roles, Henyard faced a plethora of damaging accusations. She claimed she oversaw off-the-rails spending, allegedly making more than $43,000 in Amazon purchases in a single day while the municipality’s finances were in shambles.
The FBI launched an investigation into Henyard in 2024 following the allegations.
Henyard was accused of misusing taxpayer money on lavish trips and her own $1 million police detail, but a probe into the finances was vetoed by the sitting mayor.
She has consistently defended herself against the stinging criticism and accusations, calling the backlash a smear campaign and blasting it as fake news.
Her downfall was complete when she lost the Democratic Primary for Thornton supervisor and the Dolton mayoral Democratic primary to current Mayor Jason House in February 2025.
The self-centered politician introduced the political rebirth — which she named “Project Phoenix” — during a Facebook Live on Wednesday, saying her critics and the “fake news” couldn’t stop her.
Henyard shared that she moved to Georgia and was ready to change Atlanta and the encompassing Fulton County.
“Project Phoenix is me rising, me showing the world what it looks like to come out of controversy. Me showing the world like when they keep trying to dirty your name up, you keep going. Don’t you ever give up,” Henyard told her followers.
Henyard claimed she was working to fix Fulton County’s notorious jails that had been ignored for decades by current leadership.
“The residents are tired, they are looking for a new leader, new leadership, they looking for new direction, they looking for somebody that provides hope and change and actually do what they said they’re going to do and that’s Tiffany Henyard,” she said.
“Anyone that know me knows I put on for my city they know that if I’m coming, we coming. And they know that once we start making noise the change will happen. Because you can’t expect change without making a change,” Henyard added.
The Illinois native claimed she had experience from her previous positions in Dolton and Thornton Township to be a commissioner in Fulton County.
“I have the real power, the energy, the know-how. I have everything it takes to help the people,” she said.