The creators of the TV show “America's Most Wanted” are asking Syracuse-area voters to support the re-election of first-term Republican U.S. Rep. Brandon Williams in a new TV ad.
“Tonight, thanks to Democrats Kathy Hochul and John Mannion, America's most dangerous criminals are back on the streets,” said the 6-year-old son who was kidnapped and murdered from a Florida department store. Adam's son John Walsh, 79, said: In 1981.
“Democrats support cashless bail and defunding the police, releasing violent criminals into our communities and putting our families at risk…Brandon Williams is America's best It will keep most wanted people where they belong,” Walsh said. 30 second tv spot.
Mr. Walsh was born and raised in Auburn, 22nd Congressional District, and owns a farm in the northern part of the state.
He became a prominent crime victim advocate after the murder of his son Adam.
Walsh, co-founder of the National Center on Missing and Exploited Children, spoke to the Post before visiting the center's offices in Austin, Texas.
He currently co-hosts the popular Fox show “America's Most Wanted” with his son Callahan.
It has been broadcast for 36 seasons.
In an interview Wednesday, Walsh said he came out of retirement to revive the show because he is disgusted by crime, especially in the small upstate city where he grew up.
“There's no bail in New York state,” he raged.
“The cities of upstate New York are full of crime.”
Walsh was furious at the immigrants who beat up police officers in Times Square and fled.
“No one should ever get out of jail for hitting a police officer,” he said.
Walsh's endorsement could be a boost for Williams, 57, a former Navy nuclear submarine and strategic missile officer who is running against Democratic opponent John Mannion.
The businessman previously ran his own software company and owned a truffle farm in the Finger Lakes region with his wife Stephanie.
They moved to the area in 2010.
Mr Walsh said he knew Mr Willirams as a fellow farmer.
“I came out of retirement. Brandon came out of retirement to serve his country. He's a good guy,” Walsh said when asked why he entered the race.
“He's a law and order guy who served in the Navy. We need 50 more Brandons in Congress.”
Williams vs. Mannion is considered one of New York's most contested congressional races and could determine whether Republicans retain their House majority or Democrats regain control of the House.
Mannion, a state senator and former high school science teacher, has the backing of about 30 labor unions, including the powerful teachers union and the New York State Troopers PBA.
Mannion's camp and Hochul have not responded to comment at this time.
Walsh, a registered independent, joins two other upstate Republican candidates running for state House: former police chief Jim Van Brederode of the Rochester-area 56th state Senate District and Jim Van Brederode of the 126th District. He said he supports Congressman John Lemondes, a retired Army colonel who is running for re-election. A meeting district near Syracuse.
