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Turning Point USA announced Thursday that its board had selected Erika Kirk as the organization’s new CEO and Chair after the death of her husband, Charlie Kirk.
Kirk, 31, founded TPUSA in 2012 and expanded it over the years to a multimillion-dollar organization that had chapters at colleges across the country and held multiple conferences each year for young conservative activists. He was speaking at an event at Utah Valley University on September 10 when he was fatally shot.
Tyler Robinson, 22, was arrested last Friday for Kirk’s murder and is facing seven charges: aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily injury, two counts of obstruction of justice, two counts of witness tampering, and commission of a violent offense in the presence of a child. The state is seeking the death penalty.
TPUSA announced on Thursday that Erika Kirk would be stepping into her late husband’s role, leading the organization. In a social media post, the group wrote that the board “has unanimously elected Erika Kirk as the new CEO and Chair of the Board.”
“In prior discussions, Charlie expressed to multiple executives that this is what he wanted in the event of his death,” the post added, and posted a letter from the four members of the board.
The full text of the letter read:
September 17, 2025
Erika Kirk Announcement
In Ecclesiastes, King Solomon wrote that mankind is to be tested by God. Today we are facing such a test, yet we also know that God has prepared us with everything we need to overcome this ordeal.
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.
All of us at Turning Point USA have a special role in carrying Charlie Kirk’s mantle and completing his vision of bringing us all closer to our Lord and fostering a prosperous country for generations to come. As Charlie always said, “We have a country to save.” We will not surrender or kneel before evil. We will carry on. The attempt to destroy Charlie’s work will become our chance to make it more powerful and enduring than ever before.
May God Bless Erika, the Kirk family, and the entire team at Turning Point USA.
Very truly yours,
Doug De Groote
Mike Miller
Tom Sodeika
David Engelhardt
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