Ben Konop
Ben Konop | |
|---|---|
| Lucas County Commissioner, Ohio | |
| In office 2007–2011 | |
| Preceded by | Maggie Thurber |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Benjamin Zachary Konop March 1, 1976 Sylvania, Ohio, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan (J.D.), Emory University (B.A.) |
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.
In 2006, Konop was elected to a four-year term as Lucas County (Ohio) Commissioner.
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 also ran unsuccessfully as the Democratic Party candidate in Ohio's 4th congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in 2004.