Father of Reporter Killed on Live TV on Running for Congress: “I’m a Long Way from Throwing My Hat in the Ring’

CAMEROTA I remember talking ░░░░░░░░ you immediately after Alison ░░░░░░░░ murdered And you said ░░░░░░░░ so many victims say ░░░░░░░░ is I won t ░░░░░░░░ this be in vain ░░░░░░░░ won t let my ░░░░░░░░ have been murdered for ░░░░░░░░ I m going to ░░░░░░░░ some action But here ░░░░░░░░ are You actually have ░░░░░░░░ that You did take ░░░░░░░░ moment and were galvanized ░░░░░░░░ it So where are ░░░░░░░░ today PARKER Well I ░░░░░░░░ still fighting the fight ░░░░░░░░ you know I tell ░░░░░░░░ the musings that I ░░░░░░░░ about considering a run ░░░░░░░░ saying never it sure ░░░░░░░░ quite a buzz But ░░░░░░░░ ve got to tell ░░░░░░░░ Alisyn I m a ░░░░░░░░ way from throwing my ░░░░░░░░ in the ring There ░░░░░░░░ hurdles that I have ░░░░░░░░ consider chief of which ░░░░░░░░ whether I can be ░░░░░░░░ effective as an advocate ░░░░░░░░ help elect other progressive ░░░░░░░░ across the Commonwealth and ░░░░░░░░ country versus being one ░░░░░░░░ of Congress Frankly I ░░░░░░░░ if I could wave ░░░░░░░░ magic wand I d ░░░░░░░░ Chris Hurst who just ░░░░░░░░ a delegate seat in ░░░░░░░░ Virginia and put him ░░░░░░░░ there to run because ░░░░░░░░ s just a terrific ░░░░░░░░ man and would be ░░░░░░░░ awesome candidate CAMEROTA Well ░░░░░░░░ interviewed him on New ░░░░░░░░ this week and of ░░░░░░░░ he was Alison s ░░░░░░░░ PARKER Right CAMEROTA And ░░░░░░░░ too in the middle ░░░░░░░░ his grief at the ░░░░░░░░ grief stricken moment said ░░░░░░░░ he too was going ░░░░░░░░ take some action And ░░░░░░░░ at this He won ░░░░░░░░ s now going to ░░░░░░░░ statehouse But what is ░░░░░░░░ that s stopping you ░░░░░░░░ understand you say maybe ░░░░░░░░ think you could be ░░░░░░░░ more effective advocate but ░░░░░░░░ t that be a ░░░░░░░░ platform for you to ░░░░░░░░ Bob Goodlatte s seat ░░░░░░░░ In some ways it ░░░░░░░░ In some ways again ░░░░░░░░ being one member of ░░░░░░░░ versus doing the kinds ░░░░░░░░ things that I m ░░░░░░░░ and speaking out across ░░░░░░░░ country it would be ░░░░░░░░ to leave that piece ░░░░░░░░ it.”