DALLAS, Texas – A year after the shocking assassination of conservative titan and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, Republicans gathered at the GOP's midterm convention shared the profound ways in which the young leader and family man impacted their lives."Charlie Kirk is a wonderful man, and he is very much missed," Marsha Landry of Texas told Fox News Digital during an interview at the American Airlines Center, where the Republican Party is rallying to try to keep control of the House and Senate in November."He was making a lot of progress in this country, especially among the youth.
I know personally some of our children have really started paying attention."Jacquez Jones, a young convention attendee, said Kirk's legacy lives on.REMEMBERING CHARLIE KIRK: TURNING POINT USA'S ANDREW KOLVET REFLECTS ON CONSERVATIVE GROUP'S CHALLENGING YEARCharlie Kirk throws hats to the crowd after arriving at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on Sept.10, 2025.
Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, was speaking at his "American Comeback Tour" when he was shot in the neck and killed.(Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune/Getty Images)"It's a daily reminder that we have to have courage to go out there and spread the message, not only of just conservatism, but our faith as well," he said.
"And so on this anniversary, I look back at not only what Charlie Kirk was able to accomplish, but the things that even in his passing he's still able to do."On this day last year, Kirk, 31, was speaking at Turning Point's "American Comeback Tour" event at the Utah Valley University (UVU) in Orem, Utah, just after noon, when he was shot in the neck.He was pronounced dead at a local hospital shortly thereafter.The suspect in the killing, then-22-year-old Tyler Robinson, is accused of firing one shot from a rooftop overlooking the quad where Kirk was speaking.
A shocked crowd scattered as Kirk was rushed away from the scene.Kirk, who was a father, left behind his wife Erika and two young chil...