Illinois SR 429: MEMORIAL-CHARLES J. KIRK

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SR0429LRB104 15424 LAW 28579 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 

3to learn of the death of Charles James "Charlie" Kirk, the 

4cofounder of Turning Point USA, who passed away on September 

510, 2025; and

6 WHEREAS, Charlie Kirk was born in Arlington Heights on 

7October 14, 1993; he attended Wheeling High School and later 

8studied at Harper College before leaving to pursue activism; 

9he married Erika Frantzve in 2021; and

10 WHEREAS, Charlie Kirk co-founded Turning Point USA in 2012 

11at the age of 18, launching the conservative advocacy group as 

12a shoestring campus effort and building it into a well-funded 

13national organization; through the organization, he 

14established a number of affiliated groups, including Turning 

15Point Action and Turning Point Faith; and

16 WHEREAS, Charlie Kirk became a prominent ally of President 

17Donald Trump and a well-known media figure; he hosted The 

18Charlie Kirk Show on talk radio, appeared regularly on 

19conservative outlets, and addressed such major political 

20conferences as the 2022 Conservative Political Action 

21Conference (CPAC) and the 2024 Republican National Convention; 

22and

SR0429- 2 -LRB104 15424 LAW 28579 r

1 WHEREAS, Charlie Kirk was the author of several books, 

2including Campus Battlefield in 2018, The MAGA Doctrine in 

32020, and Right Wing Revolution in 2024; and

4 WHEREAS, Charlie Kirk will be remembered for his campus 

5activism, youth engagement, and faith-based organizing; and

6 WHEREAS, Charlie Kirk is survived by his wife and their 

7two children; therefore, be it

8 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL 

9ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the pa