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American activist and political commentator
Nomiki Konst
Born
Nomiki Daphne Konst
(1984-01-27 ) January 27, 1984 (age 40 )
Occupations
Journalist
Political Commentator
Years active 2012–present
Nomiki Daphne Konst (born January 27, 1984) is an American journalist, progressive activist,[1] and political commentator who is known for her work on The Young Turks and Our Revolution .[2] [3] In 2019, Konst was a candidate for New York City Public Advocate . She was a candidate in the Democratic primaries of the 2022 New York State Senate election , for the 59th district , scheduled on August 23, 2022; she eventually dropped out and endorsed her former opponent, Kristen Gonzalez.
Early life and education
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Konst was born in Tucson, Arizona , and as a child she moved with her family to Buffalo, New York . Her mother was a legislator in Erie County, New York , and also served as a "Commissioner of Economic Development".[4] All four of her grandparents were Greek. Her paternal grandfather (whose surname was Κωνσταντάκης [Konstantákis ]) is from Cephalonia , her paternal grandmother was from Kalymnos and her maternal grandparents were members of the ethnic Greek minority in southern Albania.[5]
Politics
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Konst served as a national co-chair on Barack Obama 's 2012 presidential re-election campaign .[6] In 2012, Konst announced her intention to run for Arizona's 2nd congressional district ,[7] but withdrew prior to the primaries.[8] In 2016, she was a national surrogate for Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign [6] and she served on the Democratic National Convention 's platform committee.[9] After the 2016 Democratic National Convention , she served on the party's Unity Reform Commission,[10] which reviewed the party's nominating process.[11] Konst also worked for Our Revolution , a progressive political action organization and offshoot of the Bernie Sanders 2016 presidential campaign .[12] She was also appointed as a national surrogate in Sanders' 2020 presidential campaign .[13]
In 2018, Konst announced her candidacy in the 2019 New York City Public Advocate special election .[6] [14] Politico described her campaign as ambitious; including her proposals to decentralize the role to a representative in every borough, integrate the New York City Department of Investigation into the Advocate's office, and remove the office from the mayoral line of succession.[12]
In June 2022, she announced her intention to run in the Democratic primaries of the 2022 New York State Senate election , for the 59th district ; scheduled on August 23, 2022.[8] [15] She eventually dropped out and endorsed her former opponent, Kristen Gonzalez.[16]
Activism
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In 2011, Konst became an anti-fracking activist , and was involved in a successful campaign to ban fracking in New York .[12]
Konst was a vocal opponent of the Independent Democratic Conference ; a group of Democratic New York State senators who routinely sided with Republicans to block progressive agenda items.[6]
In 2019, Konst co-founded Matriarch, a progressive advocacy group dedicated to getting working-class women elected to public office.[17] In 2020, Cori Bush , one of Matriarch's founding members, was elected to the United States House of Representatives .[18]
During her 2019 campaign for New York's Public Advocate office, Konst joined efforts[19] to sink a proposed deal between New York City and Amazon to establish the corporation's headquarters in Queens .
Journalism
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In 2012, Konst and journalist Wayne Barrett founded the Accountability Project; a nonprofit investigative journalism outlet.[12]
Konst hosted The Filter , a show on SiriusXM Progress radio.[20] In 2015, she started to upload videos of interviews on her YouTube channel.[21] She also worked for the liberal and progressive show The Young Turks [22] as an investigative reporter until 2018.[23] [24]
Konst is currently the host of her own political commentary program, The Nomiki Show .[25] She has regularly appeared on cable news channels as a Democratic political strategist.[12] Konst was a political analyst for CBS News and frequently contributed to CNN and The Majority Report with Sam Seder .[25] [26]
References
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^ Hensch, Mark (August 3, 2016). "Sanders fundraising 'to transform American society' " . Blog Briefing Room (News). The Hill . Capitol Hill Publishing Corp. Archived from the original on June 2, 2018. Retrieved June 2, 2018 .
^ "Nomiki Konst: the Face of 2016 Presidential Politics" . The National Herald . March 18, 2016. Retrieved July 2, 2022 .
^ Konst, Nomiki (December 26, 2018). Nομική Κονστ: Νέα, ασυμβίβαστη, Ελληνοαμερικανή υποψήφια συνήγορος του Πολίτη στη Νέα Υόρκη [Nomiki Konst: Young, uncompromising, Greek-American candidate for public advocate in New York City]. HuffPost Greece (text article with embedded video clips of interview, which was conducted in English, with Greek subtitles). Interviewed by Fourlis, Antonis. sec. NOMIKI KONST: ΒΟΡΕΙΟΗΠΕΙΡΩΤΙΣΑ ΚΑΙ ΚΑΛΥΜΝΙΑ...ΣΤΗ ΝΕΑ ΥΟΡΚΗ [NOMIKI KONST: NORTHERN EPIROTE AND KALYMNIAN...IN NEW YORK CITY]. Retrieved June 16, 2022 .
^ a b c d Gray, Briahna (September 26, 2018). "Democratic Socialist Nomiki Konst Announces Campaign for New York City Public Advocate" . The Intercept . Retrieved July 2, 2022 .
^ McCombs, Brady (February 14, 2012). "Konst, civil discourse group founder, joins congressional race" . Arizona Daily Star . Archived from the original on November 9, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2020 .
^ a b "Nomiki Konst" . Ballotpedia . Retrieved July 3, 2022 .
^ Weigel, David (July 31, 2016). "For one Sanders delegate, a long journey finally comes to an end in Philadelphia" . The Washington Post . Retrieved July 3, 2022 .
^ "Unity Reform Commission Members" . Democrats . Retrieved July 3, 2022 .
^ "Unity Reform Commission" . Democrats . Retrieved July 3, 2022 .
^ a b c d e Rubinstein, Dana; Nahmias, Laura (February 21, 2019). "Who is Nomiki Konst?" . Politico . Retrieved May 28, 2022 .
^ Gruskin, Abigail. " 'This Is A Whole New Race' " . www.ourtownny.com . Retrieved July 2, 2022 .
^ Chávez, Aída (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 .
^ Murray, Christian (June 2, 2022). "Astoria Progressive Launches Campaign for State Senate Seat, Angers Many Left-Leaning Democrats" . Astoria Post . Archived from the original on June 15, 2022. Retrieved June 17, 2022 .
^ Murray, Christian (August 15, 2022). "Nomiki Konst Drops Out of Race for Senate District 59, Endorses Kristen Gonzalez" . Astoria Post . Retrieved August 21, 2022 .
^ Al-Sibai, Noor (December 22, 2020). "Nomiki Konst Lost Her Race—But is Winning the War" . Blue Tent . Retrieved July 2, 2022 .
^ Gregory Krieg (August 5, 2020). "Lacy Clay defeated by progressive primary challenger Cori Bush, CNN projects" . CNN . Retrieved July 3, 2022 .
^ McNichols, Joshua (December 6, 2018). "Resistance may not be futile as New York politicians join effort against Amazon" . www.kuow.org . Retrieved July 2, 2022 .
^ "Nomiki Konst describes the 'frightening standoff' at Standing Rock" . SiriusXM . December 2, 2016. Retrieved February 20, 2020 .
^ Nomiki Konst (December 31, 2014).Fox News Channel O'Reilly Factor Nomiki Konst on YouTube .
^ Ellefson, Lindsey (January 20, 2017). " 'She's Not a Journalist!': Cop Reportedly Yells At Reporter Covering Demonstration" . Mediaite . Retrieved February 21, 2020 .
^ Freedlander, David (February 19, 2019). "The obscure, overcrowded election that could change New York City politics" . Retrieved February 24, 2020 .
^ "Young Turks Sheds Senior Employees in Staff Shakeup" . TheWrap . June 14, 2018. Retrieved February 29, 2020 .
^ a b "The Nomiki Show YouTube Channel" . YouTube . Retrieved October 31, 2020 .
^ "Nomiki Konst - SheSource Expert - Women's Media Center" . womensmediacenter.com . Retrieved July 2, 2022 .
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