Phillip Journey

Phillip Journey
Member of the Kansas Senate
from the 26th district
In office
2003–2008
Preceded byNancey Harrington
Succeeded byDick Kelsey
Personal details
Born (1956-04-02) April 2, 1956 (age 68)
Kansas City, Kansas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseSuyapa Journey
ResidenceHaysville, Kansas

Phillip B. Journey (born April 2, 1956) is an American politician and judge.

Journey was born in Kansas City, Kansas, on April 2, 1956.[1] He studied business at Washburn University, then attended the Oklahoma City University School of Law.[2][3]

Following Nancey Harrington's resignation from the Kansas Senate in 2003, Journey was appointed to complete her term, starting in 2004.[1] A Republican, Journey represented the 26th district until 2008.[1] He was then appointed to Kansas's 18th Judicial District Court for Division 1.[2][3] He ran unopposed for reelection twice until defeating Joni Cole in 2020.[4]

His daughter is Carol Journey, a houseguest on CBS' Big Brother 8 in 2007. She was eliminated (evicted) first, placing 14th.[5][6]

Restore NRA campaign

Journey is a board member of the National Rifle Association of America (NRA).[7] In 2021 during NRA bankruptcy proceedings, Journey asked the bankruptcy court to appoint an independent examiner to investigate allegations of fraud by senior leadership at the NRA.[8][9] This motion was unsuccessful when the judge refused the NRA's filing for Chapter 11 protection, describing it as "not being filed in good faith".[10] Having personally incurred significant legal costs, Journey founded the "Restore The NRA" campaign to raise legal defense funds and call for organisational reform.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kansas Legislators: Past and Present". State Library of Kansas. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Division 1 - Judge Phillip Journey". Eighteenth Judicial District Court. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Judging the Judges 2016: Phillip B. Journey". Wichita Eagle. 2016. Archived from the original on August 2, 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Kansas election results for 18th district judicial races". Wichita Eagle. 3 November 2020. Archived from the original on November 5, 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Big Brother's First Castoff Blasts "Two-faced" Rivals". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
  6. ^ "Carol Journey (Big Brother 8) Profile and Information at JokersUpdates.com". www.jokersupdates.com. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
  7. ^ Lefler, Dion (9 February 2021). "NRA board member and Wichita judge Phil Journey seeks investigation of NRA leadership". Wichita Eagle. Archived from the original on February 10, 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Independent examiner sought in NRA mismanagement allegations". AP News. WICHITA, Kan. Associated Press. February 9, 2021. Archived from the original on February 9, 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  9. ^ "In Yet Another Blow to the NRA, Board Member Seeks Examiner to Investigate NRA During Bankruptcy". NRA Watch. Everytown for Gun Safety. February 8, 2021. Archived from the original on December 5, 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  10. ^ "NRA Bankruptcy Proceedings - Case Summary". NRA Watch. Everytown for Gun Safety. Archived from the original on December 1, 2022. In a written decision issued on May 11, the Judge dismissed the NRA's Chapter 11 filing for not being filed in "good faith," holding the "NRA is using this bankruptcy case to address a regulatory enforcement problem, not a financial one."
  11. ^ "The Story". Restore The NRA. Archived from the original on May 26, 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2023.