Nomiki Konst


Nomiki 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.

Early life education

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

Career

Konst was the founder of a now-defunct non-profit organization related to Capitol Hill entertainment called Alliance Hollywood.
In 2012, Konst was listed by Tucson newspapers as a candidate for Arizona's 8th congressional district, following the assassination attempt on Representative Gabby Giffords, but did not appear on the ballot. Konst later said that she had dropped out.
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. Konst worked for Our Revolution, a progressive political action organization and offshoot of the Bernie Sanders 2016 presidential campaign.
In 2018, Konst announced her candidacy in the 2019 New York City Public Advocate special election. 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. Konst came in 11th place out of 17 candidates, and former member of the New York City Council, Jumaane Williams was elected.
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. 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.
Konst started to upload videos of interviews on her YouTube channel in 2015. Konst worked for The Young Turks, where she was an investigative reporter. She was laid off in June 2018. Konst also hosted The Filter, a show on SiriusXM radio.