The Turning Point USA Board unanimously elected Erika Kirk, the widow of the late Charlie Kirk, to serve as the new CEO and chair of the board for the organization in a Thursday vote.
The nonprofit’s board elected Erika in a unanimous vote to honor Kirk’s wishes, in which he told many executives that he wanted his wife to inherit his role in the event of his death. Kirk founded Turning Point USA in 2012, which currently has over 3,500 chapters in schools, over 2,000 student groups and over 800 faith groups.
“It was the honor of our lives to serve as board members at Charlie’s side. Charlie prepared all of us for a moment like this one. He worked tirelessly to ensure Turning Point USA was built to survive even the greatest tests. And now, it is our great pride to announce Erika Kirk as the new CEO and Chair of the Board for Turning Point USA,” Turning Point USA said in a statement.
Erika married her husband in May 2021 and share two children ages 3 and 1.
Kirk’s widow has shared several emotional videos and images since her husband’s death on Sept. 10. One video posted to Instagram shows an emotional Erika kneeling over Kirk’s casket while clasping her husband’s hands and telling him she loved him.
Erika spoke to the nation on Friday where she vowed that her husband’s movement will “never surrender” and only grow more powerful. She also shared that she told her 3-year-old daughter that Kirk was on a business trip with Jesus in order to afford her “blueberry budget.”
“The evildoers responsible for my husband’s assassination have no idea what they have done. They killed Charlie because he preached a message of patriotism, faith, and of God’s merciful love. They should all know this,” Erika said. “If you thought that my husband’s mission was powerful before, you have no idea. You have no idea what you just have unleashed across this entire country and this world.”
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