{"id":2487336,"date":"2025-09-16T18:44:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T22:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-city-councilman-resigns-after-celebrating-charlie-kirks-murder-but-still-has-his-day-job-as-a-teacher\/"},"modified":"2025-09-16T18:44:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T22:44:42","slug":"oregon-city-councilman-resigns-after-celebrating-charlie-kirks-murder-but-still-has-his-day-job-as-a-teacher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-city-councilman-resigns-after-celebrating-charlie-kirks-murder-but-still-has-his-day-job-as-a-teacher\/","title":{"rendered":"Oregon City Councilman Resigns After Celebrating Charlie Kirk&#8217;s Murder, But Still Has His Day Job as a Teacher"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Foregon-city-councilman-resigns-after-celebrating-charlie-kirks-murder-but-still-has-his-day-job-as-a-teacher%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2487336&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>An Oregon city councilman, John Colgan of Cornelius, resigned following intense backlash after posting on social media that he celebrated the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Despite stepping down from the council, Colgan remains employed as a teacher at Neil Armstrong Middle School, where he has been placed on <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blm-activist-working-at-library-fired-after-allegedly-burning-library-books-by-trump-coulter-now-hes-claiming-racial-discrimination\/\" title=\"BLM Activist Working At Library Fired After Allegedly Burning Library Books By Trump, Coulter. Now He\u2019s Claiming Racial Discrimination.\">paid administrative leave<\/a> pending<\/a> an investigation. The city&#8217;s mayor condemned Colgan&#8217;s remarks, stating they do not reflect the city&#8217;s values, and expressed strong opposition to political violence. Colgan apologized in his resignation letter, acknowledging the harm his comments caused to the community and staff. the incident has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nearly-7500-sign-petition-demanding-uk-govt-continue-publishing-daily-illegal-boat-migrant-arrivals\/\" title=\"Nearly 7,500 Sign Petition Demanding UK Govt Continue Publishing Daily Illegal Boat Migrant Arrivals\">drawn widespread criticism<\/a> and raised concerns about political rhetoric and its impact.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>An Oregon city councilman has resigned after he allegedly celebrated the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the resignation, he is still employed as a school teacher.<\/p>\n<p>KATU-TV <a href=\"https:\/\/katu.com\/news\/local\/cornelius-city-council-member-resigns-following-backlash-death-charlie-kirk-comment-facebook-social-media-shooting-politics-crime-republicans-democrats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> that Cornelius City Councilmember John Colgan resigned Friday following outrage over a post celebrating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nurse-reportedly-punished-warning-doctor-openly-supported-bloody-kirk-assassination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kirk&rsquo;s murder<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Colgan&rsquo;s resignation was confirmed by Jeffrey Dalin, the city&rsquo;s mayor.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The comments made by Former City Councilor Colgan on social media do not reflect my values or the values of the City of Cornelius,&rdquo; Dalin said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING); 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\t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Screenshots captured <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hegseth-updates-pronouns-woke-navy-commander-social-media-page-goes-viral-fired\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online<\/a> showed Colgan writing, &ldquo;Hearing that Charlie Kirk got shot and died really brightened up my day.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Independent journalist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/portland-antifa-attacker-indicted-over-2019-assault-of-andy-ngo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Andy Ngo<\/a> also reported Colgan&rsquo;s remarks, which included, &ldquo;Nobody deserves it, but some are asking for it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Forest Grove, Ore. &mdash;&nbsp;Neil Armstrong Middle School teacher (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FGSchools?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FGSchools<\/a>) and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CityofCornelius?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CityofCornelius<\/a> Councilor John Colgan posted on social media that he was very happy to learn that Charlie Kirk was killed. <\/p>\n<p>He says Kirk had asked for it, reflecting a common sentiment among even&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fZNNxpcDFw\">pic.twitter.com\/fZNNxpcDFw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrAndyNgo\/status\/1966315230813892714?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The alleged post drew swift backlash before it was removed.<\/p>\n<p>Colgan later added that Kirk was &ldquo;a f****** ghoul who got on tv after every school shooting and mass shooting and defended guns. He&rsquo;d want us to support the gun in this case.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He submitted his resignation letter to the city manager and mayor on Sept. 12.<\/p>\n<p>In his resignation, Colgan expressed regret and apologized. Dalin said the resignation was effective immediately.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This afternoon, September 12, 2025, Former City Councilor John Colgan submitted his resignation letter to the City Manager and me,&rdquo; Dalin stated.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In his resignation, he expressed that he is deeply sorry for his comments and the harm they caused to our community and staff. Effective immediately, he has resigned from City Council.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The mayor condemned the rhetoric and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jb-pritzker-blames-trump-rise-political-violence-following-charlie-kirks-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">political violence<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I strongly condemn all acts of political violence and stand firmly against words or actions that could incite it,&rdquo; Dalin said.<\/p>\n<p>As of Tuesday, Colgan remained employed as a teacher at Neil Armstrong Middle School in Forest Grove.<\/p>\n<p>KATU-TV reported the district confirmed he was placed on paid administrative leave.<\/p>\n<p>Forest Grove School District issued <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fgsdk12.org\/apps\/news\/article\/2106872\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a statement<\/a> on the matter on Tuesday, but has not issued an update since.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We recognize the harm caused by our staff member&rsquo;s post and we are taking the situation seriously,&rdquo; the district said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Consistent with our policies, we have placed this staff member on paid administrative leave and we are conducting an investigation. 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