THE
THE LATEST ON ONE OF THE HOTTEST RACES.
HOTTEST RACES. >>> CATHI HERROD IS ONE OF THE
MOST POWERFUL LOBBYISTS AT THE
STATE CAPITAL.
STATE CAPITAL. SHE HAS WRITTEN MOST OF THE
ANTIABORTION LAWS AT THE
CAPITAL AND SHE IS TAKING A
LEADING LOW AT FIGHTING ANY
LEGISLATION THAT SHE VIEWS AS
GIVING LEGIBLE CIVIL RIGHTS OR
RECOGNITION IN THE SOCIETY.
IT COMES AS A SURPRISE THAT
CATHI HERROD HAS A DAUGHTER WHO
IS AND MARRIED TO A WOMAN AND
IS PURSUING HER OWN PROGRESSIVE
AGENDA.
AGENDA.
AGENDA. ELIZABETH WHITMAN REPORTED THAT
STORY LAST WEEK.
SHE IS HERE TO SHARE IT WITH
US.
US.
US. WELCOME TO SQUARE OFF.
A LOT OF VIEWERS MIGHT BE
WONDERING WHY IS THIS A STORY.
I'M SURE YOU CONSIDERED THAT.
I CONSIDERED THAT IN INVITING
YOU.
YOU.
YOU. FOR
YOU. FOR ME, IT IS A MIX OF PERSONAL
AND POLITICAL.
AND POLITICAL. IT IS HAPPENING TO ME HAVING
WATCHED CATHI HERROD FOR MORE
THAN A DECADE HOW SHE HAS
WANTED TO CREATE A WORLD THAT
WOULD, IN FACT, OSTRACIZE HER
OWN DAUGHTER.
OWN DAUGHTER. IT IS A FASCINATING STORY.
HOW DID YOU COME TO THIS AND
WHY DID YOU DO IT?
>> THIS CAME TO ME THE WAY SOME
OF OUR STORIES DO.
A CAME THROUGH A TIP.
I REPORTED IT OUT AND THE THING
THAT REALLY STRUCK ME IS THE
CONTRADICTION BETWEEN WHAT 602-
444-1212 IS KNOWN FOR AND WHAT
THE WORK IS.
AND HER DAUGHTER'S IDENTITY AND
WHAT HER DAUGHTER IS WORKING
ON.
ON.
ON. >>
ON. >> HER DAUGHTER DID NOT COME
FORWARD.
FORWARD.
FORWARD. YOU FOUND HER.
SHE IS NOT A PUBLIC
PERSONALITY.
PERSONALITY. >> CORRECT.
>> CORRECT. >> WHAT WAS THAT LIKE WHEN YOU
APPROACHED HER?
APPROACHED HER? >> I WAS PRETTY NEW NERVOUS.
I'M AWARE THAT SHE IS A PRIVATE
PERSON.
PERSON.
PERSON. HER MOTHER IS A PUBLIC FIGURE.
I REACHED OUT TO HER AND SHE
EVENTUALLY GOT BACK TO ME AND
SHE AGREED TO DO AN EMAIL
INTERVIEW AS LONG AS I USED HER
MAIDEN NAME.
MAIDEN NAME. >> SO SHE DID AGREE TO TALK TO
YOU VIA EMAIL.
HER NAME IS LAURA.
THAT'S THE NAME HE USED IN HER
STORY.
STORY.
STORY. WHAT WAS HER LIFE LIKE YOU'RE
GROWING UP?
GROWING UP? >> WE DIDN'T TALK THAT MUCH
ABOUT THAT.
ABOUT THAT. SHE GREW UP HERE AND WILL SHE
WENT TO SCOTTSDALE CRISPIN
ACADEMY.
ACADEMY.
ACADEMY. SHE WAS A LIFER THERE AND THEN
SHE WENT TO THE EAST COAST, NEW
YORK CITY, TO GO TO COLLEGE AT
A CHRISTIAN COLLEGE THERE.
>> AND WHAT KIND OF LIFE AS SHE
MADE FOR HERSELF IN NEW YORK
CITY?
CITY?
CITY? >>
CITY? >> SHE HAS BEEN WORKING FOR
VARIOUS PROGRESSIVE ORGANIZATION
S. SHE HAS WORKED FOR A
HOMELESS SHELTER.
HOMELESS SHELTER. SHE HAS WORKED FOR SOCIAL
ENTERPRISE ORGANIZATION THAT
HELPS WOMEN WHO ARE RECOVERING
FROM DRUG ADDICTION, TRAFFICKING
, ABUSE. NOW SHE WORKS FOR A
PHILANTHROPY THAT FUNDS SOCIAL
JUSTICE AND CIVIL RIGHTS
ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. >> SOCIAL JUSTICE AND CIVIL
RIGHTS.
RIGHTS.
RIGHTS. ON OPPOSITE SIDES FROM HER
MOTHER BUT NOT REALLY OPPOSED?
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
>> NOT DIRECTLY OPPOSED,
NECESSARILY.
NECESSARILY. THE ORGANIZATION THAT SHE WORKS
FOR NOW, I LOOKED UP, THEY HAVE
FUNDED THE ACLU IN ARIZONA, FOR
EXAMPLE.
EXAMPLE.
EXAMPLE. THE ACLU HAS WORKED IN DIRECT
OPPOSITION TO WHAT CATHI HERROD
HAS WORKED ON.
>> I WANT TO PUT A QUOTE UP.
WHAT LAURA, CATHI HERROD
DAUGHTER SAID TO YOU, I AM
THANKFUL TO HAVE BEEN RAISED IN
A LOVING HOME.
I LOVE AND RESPECT MY MOTHER
AND I ALWAYS WILL.
DO YOU DETECT ANY TENSION AT
ALL, ARE THEY TWO PEOPLE, TWO
ADULTS, JUST DOING THEIR OWN
THING?
THING?
THING? >>
THING? >> I DETECTED ACTUALLY SOME
SIMILARITIES WHICH IS
INTERESTING.
INTERESTING. THEY BOTH GAVE RESPONSES THAT
SAID THEY LOVED AND RESPECTED
EACH OTHER.
EACH OTHER. I MEAN, THERE WERE SOME
QUESTIONS THAT LAURA WAS NOT
WILLING TO ANSWER.
>> SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE
LEGISLATION HER MOTHER HAS
OPPOSED HERE?
OPPOSED HERE? >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> SHE JUST WILL NOT GO THERE?
>> I THINK THE RESPONSE HE READ
, I ASKED HER TO DIRECTLY
ADDRESS THE CONTRADICTION
BETWEEN HER MOTHER'S WORK AND
WHAT SHE'S DOING AND SHE GAVE
THE RESPONSE THAT YOU READ.
>> SHE LOVES AND THANKS HER
MOTHER.
MOTHER.
MOTHER. WHAT DID CATHI HERROD SAY ABOUT
THIS?
THIS?
THIS? >>
THIS? >> SHE DID NOT SAY MUCH.
I ASKED FOR AN IN PERSON
INTERVIEW.
INTERVIEW. SHE SENT AN EMAIL STATEMENT
THAT WAS PRETTY SIMILAR THAT
SAYS SHE LOVES AND RESPECTED
HER DAUGHTER AND WAS ACTUALLY
INTERESTING, SHE SAID SHE WOULD
-- THIS DID NOT CHANGE HER
COMMITMENT FOR FIGHTING FOR
ARIZONA'S FAMILIES.
ARIZONA'S FAMILIES. >> NOR WOULD I EXPECT IT TO.
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