Washington – On Thursday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Senate colleagues in introducing a resolution honoring the life of Turning Point USA’s founder, Charlie Kirk. Charlie was assassinated while holding an event at Utah Valley University’s campus.
“My wife Laina and I are devastated, and our hearts and prayers are with his wife, Erika, and their two children,” said Senator Marshall. “Charlie was a person of faith, and I know that God will be there for his family in this moment. Charlie’s legacy is cemented as one of the great thought leaders of Conservatism in the 21st century, reaching millions of young people and college students about the importance of faith, family, and country.”
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RESOLUTION
Condemning the assassination of Charlie Kirk and honoring his life and legacy.
Whereas Charlie Kirk was horrifically assassinated on September 10, 2025, at Utah Valley University while speaking to a large group of college students;
Whereas Charlie Kirk was a devoted husband, father, and Christian;
Whereas, in 2012, Charlie Kirk founded Turning Point USA, a conservative campus advocacy group that quickly became one of the fastest-growing college campus chapter organizations in the country; and
Whereas Charlie Kirk frequently engaged college students of all political backgrounds in open debates and discussion, encouraging civil discourse on college campuses and among college students: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate—
- condemns the assassination of Charlie Kirk in the strongest possible terms;
- extends its deepest condolences and sympathies to Charlie Kirk’s family, including his wife, Erika, and their two young children; and
- honors Charlie Kirk’s commitment to the constitutional principles of civil discussion and debate between all people of the United States, regardless of political affiliation.