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'''Nomiki Daphne Konst''' (born January 27, 1984) is an [[Americans|American]] journalist, [[Progressivism|progressive]] activist,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nomiki Konst|url=https://www.foxnews.com/person/k/nomiki-konst|access-date=2022-01-28|website=[[Fox News]]|language=en-US}}</ref> and political commentator who is known for her work on ''[[The Young Turks]]'' and ''[[Our Revolution]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Gaudiano|first=Nicole|date=August 3, 2016|title=Bernie Sanders seeks contributions for 'Our Revolution'|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/08/03/bernie-sanders-seeks-contributions-our-revolution/88038338/|url-status=live|department=OnPolitics|work=[[USA Today]]|publisher=[[Gannett Company]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180602231143/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/08/03/bernie-sanders-seeks-contributions-our-revolution/88038338/|archive-date=June 2, 2018|access-date=June 2, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Hensch|first=Mark|date=August 3, 2016|title=Sanders fundraising 'to transform American society'|url=httphttps://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/290307-sanders-fundraising-to-transform-american-society/|url-status=live|department=Blog Briefing Room (News)|work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|publisher=Capitol Hill Publishing Corp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180602220359/http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/290307-sanders-fundraising-to-transform-american-society|archive-date=June 2, 2018|access-date=June 2, 2018}}</ref> In 2019, Konst was a candidate for [[New York City Public Advocate]]. She intendswas toa runcandidate in the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] [[PrimaryPartisan electionprimary|primaries]] of the [[2022 New York State Senate election]], for the [[New York's 59th State Senate district|59th district]];, scheduled on August 23, 2022; she eventually dropped out and endorsed her former opponent, Kristen Gonzalez.

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|Erie County]], NY and also served as a "Commissioner of Economic Development".<ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-03-18 |title=Nomiki Konst: the Face of 2016 Presidential Politics |url=https://www.thenationalherald.com/nomiki-konst-the-face-of-2016-presidential-politics/ |access-date=2022-07-02 |website=[[The National Herald]] |language=en-US}}</ref> All four of her grandparents were Greek. Her paternal grandfather (whose surname was {{lang|el|Κωνσταντάκης}} [{{transliteration|el|Konstantákis}}]) is from [[Cephalonia]], her paternal grandmother was from [[Kalymnos]] and her maternal grandparents were frommembers of the [[NorthernGreeks Epirusin Albania|ethnic Greek minority]] in southern Albania.<ref>{{cite interview |last=Konst |first=Nomiki |interviewer-last=Fourlis |interviewer-first=Antonis |title= |script-title=el:Nομική Κονστ: Νέα, ασυμβίβαστη, Ελληνοαμερικανή υποψήφια συνήγορος του Πολίτη στη Νέα Υόρκη |trans-title=Nomiki Konst: Young, uncompromising, Greek-American candidate for public advocate in New York City |at=sec. NOMIKI KONST: ΒΟΡΕΙΟΗΠΕΙΡΩΤΙΣΑ ΚΑΙ ΚΑΛΥΜΝΙΑ...ΣΤΗ ΝΕΑ ΥΟΡΚΗ &#91;NOMIKI KONST: NORTHERN EPIROTE AND KALYMNIAN...IN NEW YORK CITY] |type=text article with embedded video clips of interview, which was conducted in English, with Greek subtitles |work=[[HuffPost]] Greece |date=December 26, 2018 |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.gr/entry/nomike-konst-nea-asemvivaste-ellenoamerikane-epopsefia-seneyoros-toe-polite-ste-nea-eorke_gr_5c139bb6e4b0539b3213d5af |access-date=June 16, 2022}}</ref>

Konst served as a national co-chair on [[Barack Obama]]’s's [[Barack Obama 2012 presidential campaign|2012 presidential re-election campaign]].<ref name=":0Intercept2018" /> In 2012, Konst announced her intention to run for [[Arizona's 8th2nd congressional district]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=McCombs|first=Brady|date=February 14, 2012|title=Konst, civil discourse group founder, joins congressional race|url=https://tucson.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/elections/konst-civil-discourse-group-founder-joins-congressional-race/article_82528998-5733-11e1-af4d-0019bb2963f4.html|website=Arizona Daily Star|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191109023815/http://tucson.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/elections/konst-civil-discourse-group-founder-joins-congressional-race/article_82528998-5733-11e1-af4d-0019bb2963f4.html|archive-date=November 9, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=January 16, 2020}}</ref> but withdrew inprior the early stages ofto the raceprimaries.<ref name="Ballotpedia">{{Cite web |title=Nomiki Konst |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Nomiki_Konst |access-date=2022-07-03July |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}</ref>3, and was not on the ballot<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arizona's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2012 |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Arizona%27s_2nd_Congressional_District_elections,_2012 |access-date=2022-07-03 |website=[[Ballotpedia]] |language=en}}</ref>. In 2016, she was a national [[wikt:surrogate|surrogate]] for [[Bernie Sanders 2016 presidential campaign|Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign]]<ref name=":0Intercept2018">{{Cite webnews |last=GraySeptember 26 2018Gray |first=Briahna GrayBriahna |last2author-link=P.mBriahna Joy Gray |first2date=7:292018-09-26 |title=Democratic Socialist Nomiki Konst Announces Campaign for New York City Public Advocate |url=https://theintercept.com/2018/09/26/nomiki-konst-new-york-city-public-advocate-election/ |access-date=2022-07-02 |websitework=[[The Intercept]] |language=en}}</ref> and she served on the [[Democratic National Convention]]'s platform committee.<ref>{{Cite webnews |last=Weigel |first=David |date=July 31, 2016 |title=For one Sanders delegate, a long journey finally comes to an end in Philadelphia |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/for-one-sanders-delegate-a-long-journey-finally-comes-to-an-end-in-philadelphia/2016/07/31/f5eaf1d2-5725-11e6-9aee-8075993d73a2_story |url-status=live |access-date=07/2/July 3, 2022 |websitenewspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref> After the [[2016 Democratic National Convention]], she served on the party's [https://democrats.org/unity-reform-commission/ Unity Reform Commission],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Unity Reform Commission Members |url=https://democrats.org/unity-reform-commission-members/ |access-date=2022-07-03 |website=Democrats |language=en}}</ref>, which reviewed the party's nominating process.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Unity Reform Commission |url=https://democrats.org/unity-reform-commission/ |access-date=2022-07-03 |website=Democrats |language=en}}</ref> Konst also worked for ''[[Our Revolution]]'', a progressive political action organization and offshoot of the [[Bernie Sanders 2016 presidential campaign]].<ref name="Politico2019">{{Cite web |lastlast1=Rubinstein |firstfirst1=Dana |last2=Nahmias |first2=Laura |date=21 February 2019 |title=Who is Nomiki Konst? |url=https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/city-hall/story/2019/02/21/who-is-nomiki-konst-865219 |access-date=28 May 2022 |website=[[Politico]] |language=en}}</ref> She was also appointed as a national surrogate in [[Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign|Sanders' 2020 presidential campaign]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gruskin |first=Abigail |title=‘This'This Is A Whole New Race’Race' |url=https://www.ourtownny.com/news/this-is-a-whole-new-race-DA2112656 |access-date=2022-07-02 |website=www.ourtownny.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2018, Konst announced her candidacy in the [[2019 New York City Public Advocate special election]].<ref>{{Cite web|lastname=Gray|first=Briahna|author-link=Briahna Joy Gray|date=September 26, 2018|title=Democratic Socialist Nomiki Konst Announces Campaign for New York City Public Advocate|url=https:"Intercept2018"//theintercept.com/2018/09/26/nomiki-konst-new-york-city-public-advocate-election/|work=[[The Intercept]]|access-date=February 20, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite webnews|last=Chávez|first=Aída|date=December 19, 2018|title=Is Jumaane Williams a True Progressive? A Rising Star Makes His Case to Be New York City's Top Watchdog|url=https://theintercept.com/2018/12/19/jumaane-williams-nyc-public-advocate/|work=[[The Intercept]]|accessdate=February 20, 2020}}</ref> ''[[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.<ref name="Politico2019"/>

In June 2022, she announced her intention to run in the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] [[PrimaryPartisan electionprimary|primaries]] of the [[2022 New York State Senate election]], for the [[New York's 59th State Senate district|59th district]]; scheduled on August 23, 2022.<ref name="Ballotpedia" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Murray |first=Christian |date=2 June 2022 |title=Astoria Progressive Launches Campaign for State Senate Seat, Angers Many Left-Leaning Democrats |language=en |work=Astoria Post |url=https://astoriapost.com/astoria-progressive-launches-campaign-for-state-senate-seat-angers-many-left-leaning-democrats |url-status=live |access-date=June 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220615042911/https://astoriapost.com/astoria-progressive-launches-campaign-for-state-senate-seat-angers-many-left-leaning-democrats |archive-date=June 15, 2022}}</ref> She eventually dropped out and endorsed her former opponent, Kristen Gonzalez.<ref>{{Cite webnews |last=Murray |first=Christian |date=August 15, 2022 |title=Nomiki Konst Drops Out of Race for Senate District 59, Endorses Kristen Gonzalez |work=Astoria Post |url=https://ballotpediaastoriapost.orgcom/Nomiki_Konstnomiki-konst-drops-out-of-race-for-senate-district-59-endorses-kristen-gonzalez |access-date=JuneAugust 1721, 2022 |website=[[Ballotpedia]] |language=en}}</ref>

In 2017, Konst becamewas activea invocal organizingopponent againstof the [[Independent Democratic Conference]],; a group of Democratic New York State senators who routinely sided with Republicans to block progressive agenda items.<ref name="Intercept2018"/>

In 2019, Konst co-founded Matriarch, a progressive advocacy group dedicated to getting working-class women elected to public office.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Al-Sibai |first=Noor |date=2020-12-22 |title=Nomiki Konst Lost Her Race—But is Winning the War |url=https://bluetent.us/api/content/7c5d7c16-344a-11eb-9333-1244d5f7c7c6/ |access-date=2022-07-02 |website=Blue Tent |language=en-us}}</ref> [https://www.matriarchpac.com/ Matriarch], a progressive advocacy group dedicated to getting working-class women elected to public office. In 2020, [[Cori Bush]], one of Matriarch's founding members, was elected to the [[United States House of Representatives]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=CNN |firstauthor=Gregory Krieg |title=Lacy Clay defeated by progressive primary challenger Cori Bush, CNN projects |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/05/politics/cori-bush-defeats-lacy-clay-missouri-result/index.html |access-date=2022-07-03 |website=CNN|date=August 5, 2020 }}</ref> was elected to the [[United States House of Representatives]].

During her 2019 campaign for New York's Public Advocate office, Konst joined efforts<ref>{{Cite web |last=McNichols |first=Joshua |date=2018-12-06 |title=Resistance may not be futile as New York politicians join effort against Amazon |url=https://www.kuow.org/stories/resistance-to-amazon-nyhq-goes-mainstream |access-date=2022-07-02 |website=www.kuow.org |language=en}}</ref> to sink a proposed deal between New York City and Amazon to establish the corporation’scorporation's headquarters in [[Queens]].

In 2012, Konst and journalist [[Wayne Barrett]] founded the Accountability Project; a nonprofit investigative journalism outlet.<ref name="Politico2019"/>

Konst is currently the host of her own political commentary program, ''The Nomiki Show'',<ref name="YouTube">{{cite web|title=''The Nomiki Show'' YouTube Channel|website=[[YouTube]]|url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC-7cHr_hSHX5NUVe-t2r1g|access-date=October 31, 2020}}</ref> and a contributor to ''[[The MajorityHill Report(magazine)|The with Sam SederHill]]''.{{'}}s Sheweb has regularly appeared on cable news channels as a Democratic political strategist. Konst was a political analyst forseries ''[[CBS NewsRising (streamingweb serviceseries)|CBS News]] and frequently contributed to [[CNNRising]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |titledate=NomikiSeptember Konst24, -2024 SheSource|title=Rising: ExpertSeptember -24, Women’s Media Center2024 |url=https://womensmediacenterthehill.com/shesourcehilltv/expert/nomiki4895879-konst |accessrising-date=2022september-0724-022024/ |website=womensmediacenter.com[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] |language=en-US}}</ref> InShe 2015,has afterregularly theappeared [[Umpquaon Communitycable Collegenews shooting]],channels Konstas participateda inDemocratic apolitical discussionstrategist;<ref>{{Citation |titlename=GOP Strategist, Gianno Caldwell says Umpqua College shooting direct attack on Christianity |url=https:"Politico2019"//www.youtube.com/watch?v=3i8GCu3YLbw |language=en |access-date=2022-07-02}}</ref> aboutshe [[gunacted control]] on [[CNN Newsroom]]. Duringas a 2017political segmentanalyst aboutfor [[2017CBS DemocraticNews National(streaming Committee chairmanship electionservice)|theCBS race for DNC chair]] on [[CNN TonightNews]], Konstand tookfrequently partcontributed in a debate withto [[Alan DershowitzCNN]] and ''[[MattThe K.Majority Lewis|MattReport with Sam LewisSeder]] about Democratic National Committee fundraising''.<ref>{{Citation |titlename=Nomiki"YouTube" Konst vs. Alan Dershowitz |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5eNBom6dO8 |language=en |access-date=2022-07-02}}</ref> In 2018, she appeared on [[Tucker Carlson Tonight]] to debate climate change.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-12-06 |title=TuckerNomiki CarlsonKonst Soundly– LosingSheSource anExpert Argument– IsWomen's FunMedia to WatchCenter |url=https://splinternewswomensmediacenter.com/tuckershesource/expert/nomiki-carlson-soundly-losing-an-argument-is-fun-to-wat-1830918237konst |access-date=2022-07-02 |website=Splinter |language=en-us}}</ref> Following the [[Supreme Court of the United States|US Supreme Court]]'s decision in [[Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization]], which overturned its landmark decision in [[Roe v. Wade]], Konst debated [[Rachel Campos-Duffy]] on [[Fox News]].<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtubewomensmediacenter.com/watch?v=bHHql2rmvvU|title=Campos-Duffy has heated exchange on abortion rights with Democratic candidate|date=June 29, 2022 |author=Fox News |author-link=Fox News |language=en|publisher=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>

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