Henyard, who served as mayor of Dolton from 2021 to 2025 and remained in office until her successor was sworn in on May 5, 2025, continued in her township role until May 19, 2025. Public records show she received $12,007 from the Village of Dolton between March 7, 2025, and May 2, 2025, and an estimated $8,614 from her role as supervisor of Thornton Township during the first two weeks of May 2025, totaling $20,621 in taxpayer-funded earnings. She allegedly failed to attend a single public meeting after her election defeat.
Henyard lost her mayoral primary election on February 25, 2025, but was never charged in the FBI corruption investigation. She is now running against four Democrats: Sojourner M. Grimmett, Deijia Felicity Swindell, J. Jazz Thomas-Jones, and Helen Zenobia Willis. At a hearing, Henyard said her residency in Georgia started by May 2025, citing her daughter's school enrollment, a local business, and a residential lease that took effect on May 1, 2025. In Georgia, candidates for county commissioner must live in the district for at least one year prior to the election.
The Fulton County Board of Elections voted 3-1 to allow Henyard's candidacy to proceed, determining she met the statutory threshold. It remains unclear whether Henyard actually met the one-year residency requirement.