Representative Mike Kennedy and Senator Mike Lee Co-lead Resolution Condemning Assassination of Charlie Kirk and Honoring His Legacy

WASHINGTON - Representative Mike Kennedy (UT-03) introduced the following House Resolution in response to the assassination of conservative leader Charlie Kirk yesterday on Utah Valley University's Campus:

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-

(1) condemns the assassination of Charlie Kirk in the strongest possible terms;

(2) extends its deepest condolences and sympathies to Charlie Kirk's family, including his wife, Erika, and their two young children; and

(3) 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.

Senator Lee released the following statement yesterday in response to Kirk's passing:

"Charlie Kirk was an American patriot, an inspiration to countless young people to stand up and defend the timeless truths that make our country great.

"This murder was a cowardly act of violence, an attack on champions of freedom like Charlie, the students who gathered for civil debate, and all Americans who peacefully strive to save our nation.

"The terrorists will not win.

"Charlie will.

"Please join me in praying for his wife Erika and their children. May justice be swift."