Phillip Journey | |
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Member of the Kansas Senate from the 26th district | |
In office 2003–2008 | |
Preceded by | Nancey Harrington |
Succeeded by | Dick Kelsey |
Personal details | |
Born | Kansas City,Kansas,U.S. | April 2,1956
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Suyapa Journey |
Residence | Haysville,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]
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]
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