Ben Konop

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ben Konop
Occupation	Political Figure
Date Of Birth	Mar 1, 1976(1976-03-01)
Age	48
Birthplace	Sylvania
Country	United States
Birth City	Ohio
Horoscope	Pisces

Ben Konop Biography

Ben Konop is one of the most popular and richest Political Figure who was born on March 1, 1976 in Sylvania, Ohio, United States.

Konop received his Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. At Emory he worked at the Washington DC office of Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur. In 2000, Konop earned his law degree from The University of Michigan and afterwards practiced law at Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP. While at the firm, he assisted in the launch of a mentoring program for at-risk junior high school students in Washington, D.C.

In 2004, Democrat Konop ran against the incumbent Republican U. S. Representative Mike Oxley, of the 4th congressional district of Ohio. Oxley, Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, had been a congressman since 1981. Though Oxley won, the margin of victory was 48,037 votes; his smallest since 1990. Konop garnered 41.4% of the votes, highest total ever by an opponent of Oxley, who spent ten times more than Konop in the campaign. He became the first federal candidate of the Democratic Party to win Allen County since 1932. During the debates, Oxley focused on his influence and Konop’s inexperience while Konop claimed his opponent abandoned his district and took undue credit for the Sarbanes–Oxley Act. Following the campaign, Konop served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Ohio Northern University and a Visiting Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Toledo. Konop also taught Political Science at Blufton University.

Ben Konop Net Worth

Ben Konop is one of the richest Political Figure from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ben Konop 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Benjamin Zachary Konop (born March 1, 1976) is a Senior Litigation Counsel in the Office of Enforcement at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in Washington, D.C.. He also was a law professor and attorney in private practice.

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In spring of 2009, Konop revealed his proposal for a $70 million publicly funded scholarship program aimed to increase the number of college-educated county residents without raising taxes. His proposal was rejected by the other two commissioners and Konop cited the resolutions’s defeat as his greatest disappointment during his service.

Facts & Trivia

Ben Ranked on the list of most popular Political Figure. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Ben Konop celebrates birthday on March 1 of every year.

He ran unsuccessfully for Mayor of Toledo, Ohio in 2009. During the campaign a heckler booed him and called him a liar for going back on his pledge to remain in his county commissioner seat until his full term was up. A video of the booing incident went viral on YouTube and was spoofed on Comedy Central’s South Park. Konop’s interview about his political career and the incident was part of The Huffington Post’s 2017 Webby nominated podcast series “Candidate Confessional” with Sam Stein and Jason Cherkis.