Nomiki Konst

Nomiki Daphne Konst is an American activist and political commentator. She worked for The Young Turks and Our Revolution, a progressive political action organization developed from the Bernie Sanders 2016 presidential campaign. Konst was a candidate for the 2019 New York City Public Advocate special election, which was held to complete the term of Letitia James after she was elected Attorney General of New York. Konst came in 11th place out of 17 candidates.[1]

Nomiki Konst
Born
Nomiki Daphne Konst

(1984-01-27) January 27, 1984
Tucson, Arizona
Alma materUniversity of Arizona
Occupation
  • Activist
  • political commentator
Years active2012–present

Early life and education

Konst was born in Tucson, Arizona, and as a child she moved with her family to Buffalo, New York. Konst attended Nichols School, a private prep school in the area, and the University of Arizona.[2] Her father is Greek from the islands of Kalymnos and Cephalonia, while her mother is Greek from Northern Epirus.[3]

Career

Konst was the founder of a now-defunct non-profit organization related to Capitol Hill entertainment called Alliance Hollywood.[4][5]

In 2012, Konst was listed by Tucson newspapers as a candidate for Arizona's 8th congressional district,[6] following the assassination attempt on Representative Gabby Giffords, but did not appear on the ballot.[7] Konst later said that she had dropped out.[8]

She served on the Democratic National Convention's platform committee and, after the 2016 Democratic National Convention, served on a committee that reviewed the party's nominating process.[9][10] Konst worked for Our Revolution, a progressive political action organization and offshoot of the Bernie Sanders 2016 presidential campaign.[11]

In 2018, Konst announced her candidacy in the 2019 New York City Public Advocate special election.[12][13] Politico described her campaign as ambitious, including her proposals to decentralize the role to a representative in every borough, move the New York City Department of Investigation within the office, and remove the office from the mayoral line of succession. According to the New York City Board of Elections, Konst first registered to vote in New York in 2018.[11] Konst came in 11th place out of 17 candidates, and former member of the New York City Council, Jumaane Williams was elected.[14]

Konst became an anti-fracking activist after moving to New York City in 2011. With journalist Wayne Barrett, Konst founded the short-lived Accountability Project nonprofit for investigative journalism, but was not a journalist for the project. After television appearances for the project, by 2015, she regularly appeared on cable news channels as a Democratic political strategist.[15] She campaigned for Joe Biden to run for president and worked with the Truman National Security Project, but later described her position there as insignificant.[11]

Konst started to upload videos of interviews on her YouTube channel in 2015.[16] Konst worked for The Young Turks,[17] where she was an investigative reporter.[18] She was laid off in June 2018.[19] Konst also hosted The Filter, a show on SiriusXM radio.[20]

Konst is currently the host of her own political commentary program The Nomiki Show,[21] and is also a contributor at The Majority Report with Sam Seder, both of which air on YouTube.

References
  1. "Public campaign financing smells like a boondoggle". Olean Times Herald. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  2. Star, Brady McCombs, Arizona Daily. "Konst, civil discourse group founder, joins congressional race". Arizona Daily Star. Archived from the original on November 9, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  3. "Nomiki Konst: Βορειοηπειρώτισα και Καλύμνια... στη Νέα Υόρκη". YouTube. December 24, 2018.
  4. "Alliance Hollywood". idealist.org. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  5. DuDell, Michael Parrish (August 12, 2014). "Three Simple Steps To Boost Your Impact: Congressional Candidate-Turned-Entrepreneur Nomiki Konst Explains". Forbes.com. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  6. McCombs, Brady (February 14, 2012). "Konst, civil discourse group founder, joins congressional race". Arizona Daily Star. Archived from the original on October 12, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  7. McCombs, Barry (April 6, 2012). "Former UA student to stay in CD2 race, challenge Barber". Arizona Daily Star. Archived from the original on September 12, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  8. "Political newcomers drops out of Arizona CD2 race". KOLD-TV. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  9. Weigel, David (July 31, 2016). "For one Sanders delegate, a long journey finally comes to an end in Philadelphia". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  10. Sommer, Will (April 17, 2017). "Dems announce 'unity commission' members". The Hill. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  11. Rubinstein, Dana; Nahmias, Laura (February 24, 2019). "Who is Nomiki Konst?". Politico. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  12. Gray, Briahna (September 26, 2018). "Democratic Socialist Nomiki Konst Announces Campaign for New York City Public Advocate". The Intercept. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  13. Aída Chávez (December 19, 2018). "Is Jumaane Williams a True Progressive? A Rising Star Makes His Case to Be New York City's Top Watchdog". The Intercept. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  14. Board, Daily News Editorial. "Nomiki's bad match: The city's new campaign finance rules produce its first major fraud scandal". New York Daily News. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  15. Stavroula (March 18, 2016). "Nomiki Konst: the Face of 2016 Presidential Politics". The National Herald. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  16. Nomiki Konst (December 31, 2014).Fox News Channel O'Reilly Factor Nomiki Konst on YouTube.
  17. Ellefson, Lindsey (January 20, 2017). "'She's Not a Journalist!': Cop Reportedly Yells At Reporter Covering Demonstration". Mediaite. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  18. Freedlander, David (February 19, 2019). "The obscure, overcrowded election that could change New York City politics". Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  19. "Young Turks Sheds Senior Employees in Staff Shakeup". TheWrap. June 14, 2018. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  20. "Nomiki Konst describes the 'frightening standoff' at Standing Rock". SiriusXM. December 2, 2016. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  21. "The Nomiki Show YouTube Channel". Retrieved October 31, 2020.
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