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{{Infobox person
| name = Nomiki Konst
| image = Nomiki Konst on CNN.jpg
| birth_name = Nomiki Daphne Konst
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|1|27}}
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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=https://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 was a candidate 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.
 
== Early life and education ==
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In 2018, Konst announced her candidacy in the [[2019 New York City Public Advocate special election]].<ref name="Intercept2018"/><ref>{{cite news|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 news |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://astoriapost.com/nomiki-konst-drops-out-of-race-for-senate-district-59-endorses-kristen-gonzalez |access-date=August 21, 2022}}</ref>
 
== Activism ==
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Konst hosted ''The Filter'', a show on [[SiriusXM Progress]] radio.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nomiki Konst describes the 'frightening standoff' at Standing Rock|url=http://blog.siriusxm.com/nomiki-konst-describes-the-frightening-standoff-at-standing-rock/|work=[[SiriusXM]]|date=December 2, 2016|access-date=February 20, 2020}}</ref> In 2015, she started to upload videos of interviews on her [[YouTube]] channel.<ref>Nomiki Konst (December 31, 2014).{{YouTube|gE600cd8yEg|Fox News Channel O'Reilly Factor Nomiki Konst}}.</ref> She also worked for the liberal and progressive show ''[[The Young Turks]]''<ref>{{cite web|last=Ellefson|first=Lindsey|date=January 20, 2017|title='She's Not a Journalist!': Cop Reportedly Yells At Reporter Covering Demonstration|url=https://www.mediaite.com/online/shes-not-a-journalist-cop-reportedly-yells-at-reporter-covering-demonstration/|website=[[Mediaite]]|access-date=February 21, 2020}}</ref> as an investigative reporter until 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/02/crowded-nyc-public-advocate-race-could-change-nyc-politics.html|title=The obscure, overcrowded election that could change New York City politics|first=David|last=Freedlander|date=2019-02-19|accessdate=2020-02-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/young-turks-layoffs-nomiki-konst-hannah-cranston/|title=Young Turks Sheds Senior Employees in Staff Shakeup|date=2018-06-14|website=TheWrap|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-29}}</ref>
 
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 ''[[The Hill (magazine)|The Hill]]''{{'}}s web series ''[[Rising (web series)|Rising]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 24, 2024 |title=Rising: September 24, 2024 |url=https://thehill.com/hilltv/4895879-rising-september-24-2024/ |website=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] |language=en-US}}</ref> She has regularly appeared on cable news channels as a Democratic political strategist.;<ref name="Politico2019"/> Konstshe wasacted as a political analyst for [[CBS News (streaming service)|CBS News]], and frequently contributed to [[CNN]] and ''[[The Majority Report with Sam Seder]]''.<ref name="YouTube" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Nomiki Konst - SheSource Expert - Women's Media Center |url=https://womensmediacenter.com/shesource/expert/nomiki-konst |access-date=2022-07-02 |website=womensmediacenter.com |language=en}}</ref>
 
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