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TheChronicleOnline.net JULY 2008 ■ THE CHRONICLE 3C
Crowded field for judge races
Chronicle Staff Report
Phil Journey
Phil Journey, 52, filed to exchange his
Senate seat for a judge’s bench. He’ll face
two other Republicans, Jeff Dewey and
Michael Foster, in the Aug. 5 primary for
the seat recently vacated by Karl Friedel.
“It wasn’t a decision I took lightly,” says
Journey. “I put a lot of thought into it. There
were lots of considerations.”
Former legislators Eric Yost, Anthony
Powell and Jeff Goering paved the way with
judicial elections a few years ago after serving the statehouse.
Judge Dan Brooks, a 15-year veteran in juvenile court, faces
Loren Houk. Houk is one of the few Democrats to file for judge.
Sedgwick County has created two new judgeship seats. At
least one of the new seats is planned for juvenile court.
Journey will be running in Division I of the 18th Judicial
District, where there are five open spots.
A number of Republicans have filed for the new seats:
Jeff Syrios
Jeff Syrios, 45, has practiced law for 20
years. Syrios is a long time columnist for
The Chronicle. He says he will suspend his
writing while he pursues the bench. He also
serves as a municipal judge in Douglas and
Clearwater. In addition, he’s the city prosecutor of Rose Hill and works as a public
defender in Wichita Municipal Court. In
private practice, he specializes in workers’
compensation defense and collections.
Jeff Syrios
Syrios, a member of Evangelical Free Church on Woodlawn,
says he sees himself as an advocate. “For me, it means to come
alongside and befriend; to take a hand and guide; to comfort and
encourage; to challenge and confront; to advise and counsel; to
advance a cause; and when required, to step in front to shield
and protect,” said Syrios.
In Brief:
• Bethel College, North Newton, Kansas
• Washburn University School of Law
• Christian Legal Society
• HopeNet, Inc. - Board of Directors
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Central Christian Academy – Board of Directors
Wichita Bar Association
Kansas Bar Association
Association of Credit & Collection Professionals
15 year executive director of the Kansas Taxpayers Network.,
Karl Peterjohn (R), is running for Sedgwick County Commission
district 3. Commissioner Tom Winters (R), who has been
unopposed since 2000, is his opponent in the August primary.
Peterjohn or Winters would then face either Goddard Mayor
Marcey Gregory (D) or 21st Street business advocate Patrick
Quaney (D) in the fall general election.
Karl Peterjohn
Peterjohn says he led the campaign to
keep Sedgwick County under the property
tax lid in 1997 and successfully defeated
the county commissioners, including the
incumbent in his district, who voted to lift
that lid.
Peterjohn says he is the real conservative in the campaign. “I helped collect
thousands of signatures opposing the 2.5
mill Sedgwick County property tax hike in
2006 that the incumbent voted for,” said Karl Peterjohn
Peterjohn.
His website says he opposes eminent domain abuse and wants
to change Sedgwick County’s policy supporting urban renewal
and eminent domain benefiting private parties. Peterjohn opposes the court’s Kelo decision that expands eminent domain abuse.
Peterjohn also backs term limits. He says he will self limit to
no more than three terms as county commissioner in district 3.
Peterjohn has a BA from Ohio University with majors in
economics and government and a MA in economics from Ohio
University.
Peterjohn and his wife Marilyn have two children.
Tom Winters
Tom Winters was elected to
the Board of Sedgwick County
Commissioners in 1992. He serves as
the current Chairman and also held
the position in 2004, 2000, 1997 and
1996. Winters was the first representative ever elected to consecutive terms as
Commission Chair.
A lifelong resident of Sedgwick
County’s Third District, Winters
graduated from Viola High School.
He received a Bachelor of Arts degree Tom Winters
in Business Administration from
Southwestern College.
He was a member of the Governor’s Task Force for review of
the merger of the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Railroads,
and also serves on the Wichita Area Technical College Advisory
Board, the Information Network of Kansas Board of Directors,
the Regional Economic Area Partnership, and the Greater
Wichita Economic Development Coalition. He also acts as a
convener for the Juvenile Justice Community Planning Team in
Sedgwick County.
Winters and his wife Gerry have two sons
Harold Pickler
Harold Pickler, 58, an attorney since 1977
and former Sedgwick County Assistant
District Attorney, is a life long resident of
Wichita. He is with the law firma of Powell,
Brewer and Reddeck, LLP.
Pickler has practiced law in Sedgwick
County for over thirty years representing
clients in insurance defense, business and
contract issues, domestic relations and personal injury law. He also has substantial
involvement in jury and non-jury cases.
In Brief:
• 31 years experience in business, contract and domestic conflict resolution and courtroom litigation
• Former Sedgwick County Assistant District Attorney, prosecutor for major felony trials.
• Citizens’ rights advocate before the Social Security
administration, Department of Labor, and Civil Rights
Commission
• • Higher Ground board member
• Wichita Bar Association Family law committee member
• Presbyterian Manor advisory committee, past member
• U.S. Army, 1st lieutenant
J. Patrick Walters
J. Patrick Walters, 48, has specialized in
family law cases, handling divorce, custody, child and spousal support. He has
also worked in domestic violence, juvenile
offenses, personal injury, traffic matters,
including DUI’s and simple wills.
Walters has experience practicing law
before US Court of Appeals, 10 th Circuit
District Court, the US District Court, and
the US Tax Court. Walters says he strives to
do what is in the best interest of children in
all family law cases.
In Brief:
• Washburn University School of Law
• Wichita State University
• Kansas Bar Association
• Wichita Bar Association
Sedgwick County Commission battle
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Phil Journey
Marcey Gregory
Gregory, 46, of Goddard; has co-owned
First Gear sporting goods store since 1988
and mayor of Goddard since 2007.
“As Mayor of Goddard, I have worked
hard to bring people together to find ways
to enhance and enrich our community,”
says Gregory. “I feel confident that I can
bring a fresh approach and progressive
thinking to many of the problems that we
Marcey Gregory
are facing in Sedgwick County.”
Marcey Gregory was born in 1961 in Denver, Colorado. She
Carolyn McGinn, a fourth generation, lifelong resident of the 31st District,
has drawn upon her rural roots and strength of character to serve as your State Senator.
Carolyn has earned a reputation as a common sense conservative and most
often described as:
“accessible… dependable…
hard working… and
knowledgeable.”
She knows how to balance
tight budgets but still deliver
quality services.
Carolyn wants to continue
working for you in Topeka!
Vote Carolyn McGinn on
August 5th.
Harold Pickler
J. Patrick Walters
Carolyn cosponsored
bills to provide benefits
to Kansas Veterans and
protection from funeral
picketing.ate incentives
to keep the new Cessna
Columbus line in Kansas.
Bruce Brown
Judge Bruce Brown was born in Wichita
and grew up on a farm in central Kansas. He
attended college at Oral Roberts University,
in Tulsa Oklahoma. He then graduated from
the Pepperdine University School of Law
in 1986. He was admitted to the Oklahoma
Bar Association in 1986 and the Kansas Bar
Association in 1989.
Brown served on active duty with the U.S. Bruce Brown
Army as a JAG officer for 4 years and was
deployed to Kuwait. He has continued to serve in the U.S. Army
Reserves and now holds the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
Brown currently serves as Judge for Wichita Municipal court
where he has served as a judicial officer for over 10 years. In his
tenure as Judge he has presided over the Traffic court, the DUI
court, and is currently assigned to the Domestic Violence court.
In Brief:
• Alumnus of the National Judicial College
• Board of Youth Horizons
• National Adjudicature Society
• Kansas Bar Association
• Wichita Bar Association
• Wichita Christian Legal Society.
Sean Corrigan McEnulty
Sean Corrigan McEnulty is a life long
resident of Wichita, 48, 1960, born to R.R.
McEnulty, (Lt. Col., USAF Res. J.A.G.),
attorney and judge, and to Mary Corrigan
McEnulty, a substitute high school English
teacher. His legal career started with
McEnulty & McEnulty from ’86 to ’88;
George Grist, P.A. ’89 to ’91; McEnulty Law
firm ’92 to ’97; and from ’98 to ’03 as counsel to Mike Lynch’s and Mike Oatman’s,
The Mikes’ Investment Company. Currently, he serves as general
counsel for regional broadcasting companies while remaining in
private practice.
McEnulty’s background includes representation of clients in
key cases before the Kansas Court of Appeals which helped shape
decisions regarding Veterans’ disability rights.
In Brief:
• Kapaun Mount Carmel High School
• University of Kansas Law School
• Kansas Bar Association
• Wichita Bar Association
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graduated from Wichita High School North in 1979 and currently has 65 hours at Wichita State University. Marcey married
Gary Gregory in 1981 and they have two sons, Steven, 20, and
Stacy, 15.
Patrick Quaney
Quaney, 76, of Wichita; is a retired engineer, part-time substitute teacher and ran for Congress in 2002 and 2006 and for
Wichita City Council in 2007. Financial reports indicate Quaney
raised no money for his 2002 campaign. No other information
was available.
Elected as Chair by her colleagues,
Carolyn led the South Central
Kansas delegation that provided
state incentives to keep the new
Cessna Columbus line in Kansas.
Paid for by McGinn for State Senate,
Leslie J. Ward Treasurer
CAROLYN
MCGINN
STATE SENATOR • 31st District
Carolyn McGinn • 772-0147 • 11047 N. 87th Street W., Sedgwick, Kansas 67135
Sean McEnulty