{"id":2660649,"date":"2026-09-14T08:12:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T12:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignhe-set-an-example-conservative-activists-lawmakers-remember-charlie-kirk-a-year-after-his-death\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T08:14:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T12:14:08","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignhe-set-an-example-conservative-activists-lawmakers-remember-charlie-kirk-a-year-after-his-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignhe-set-an-example-conservative-activists-lawmakers-remember-charlie-kirk-a-year-after-his-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Conservative Lawmakers Remember Kirk A Year After His Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Futm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignhe-set-an-example-conservative-activists-lawmakers-remember-charlie-kirk-a-year-after-his-death%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=2660649&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>At a recent Conservative summit, attendees remembered Charlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA, who was tragically killed by a left-wing radical a year ago.Kirk was celebrated for his dedication to conservative causes, including advocating on college campuses and sharing his christian faith openly. Leaders across the political spectrum praised his bravery,commitment to faith,and role in uniting conservatives,emphasizing that his implementation of Christian values and moral foundations had a lasting impact on the movement. Many lament that more americans haven&#8217;t embraced these values as Kirk championed, and some expressed hope that his example could inspire greater unity and moral revival within the conservative and evangelical communities. His legacy remains influential, with colleagues viewing him as a martyr whose success threatened those opposed to his message.  <\/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<div>\n<p>DALLAS, Texas \u2014 Conservative lawmakers and activists gathered at this past weekend\u2019s State Freedom Caucus Network (SFCN) Summit to strategize on some of the biggest policy issues facing America today. But amid those discussions, it\u2019s clear there was someone who was top of mind for many of this year\u2019s attendees.<\/p>\n<p>That someone was Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, whose life was taken by a left-wing radical a year ago last Thursday. <\/p>\n<p>The one-year anniversary \u201chit me a lot harder than I thought\u201d it would, SFCN President Andy Roth told The Federalist. \u201cThere were a lot of people that were devastated by it, but the time afterwards was remarkable to me. It\u2019s like you lost somebody that you knew, or a family member, or a dear friend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kirk dedicated much of his adult life advocating for conservative priorities. This included speaking on often hostile college campuses and engaging with younger generations on the biggest issues of the day. And while Kirk\u2019s activism in Republican circles is a defining feature of his life, it was Kirk\u2019s unapologetic embrace of Christianity and willingness to share God\u2019s Word with those who needed it most that was his most important work. <\/p>\n<p>Several federal and state lawmakers who spoke with The Federalist hailed Kirk for his pivotal role as a servant of God. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople think it was just about the Constitution and freedom and limited government and those things, but there\u2019s a lot of people who talk about those things. Charlie was willing to talk about his faith and the things that mattered at a higher level in the belly of the beast, in university campuses, and in forums,\u201d U.S. House Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, told The Federalist.<\/p>\n<p>Missouri Freedom Caucus member and State Rep. Burt Whaley similarly praised Kirk for \u201cbringing the Word of God with boldness back to the people.\u201d Noting how \u201che set an example,\u201d Whaley said that Kirk \u201cis a martyr, and martyrs have more power when they\u2019re dead than they do when they\u2019re alive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe cannot forget Charlie and the boldness that he has ignited. I think when we look at that, we look at Christ first. We look at a Christ life first, and that that runs our agenda,\u201d Whaley added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that if the evangelical community in Wyoming but also America would step up and boldly proclaim their faith and understand their responsibility in the public sector, as far as serving in our government and voting and promoting good conservative values that align with Scripture,\u201d like Kirk did, \u201cthe whole world would change,\u201d Wyoming Freedom Caucus member and State Rep. John Bear told The Federalist. \u201cI\u2019m pretty disappointed 12 months later that there wasn\u2019t more of a heartfelt change in America based on that. \u2026 If you look at how this country was founded \u2026 those are the kind of things that made us a great nation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Montana Freedom Caucus Secretary Bob Phelan told The Federalist that Americans \u201ccould learn a lot\u201d from \u201cKirk\u2019s love for Christ.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Oklahoma Freedom Caucus Vice Chair and State Sen. Dusty Deevers echoed similar remarks praising Kirk\u2019s bravery in sharing the gospel with those in hostile environments. The state senator further underscored the TPUSA founder\u2019s key role in uniting various ideological factions within the conservative movement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf he were here, I don\u2019t think that we would have the same level of fracturing. I think we would have divisions, no doubt, but we would have more of a central figure that people could ally behind,\u201d Deevers said. \u201cThe downstream coalitions would probably talk more behind the scenes instead of more overtly and out to the public, and I think we would see less fracturing among our allies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/09\/09\/the-loss-of-charlie-kirk-is-still-rippling-through-maga-movement-a-year-after-assassination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">[RELATED: The Loss Of Charlie Kirk Is Still Rippling Through MAGA Movement A Year After Assassination]<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe brought the moral foundation back to the fore. He was absolutely correct in terms of the moral foundation of our nation, that so many of our citizens have forgotten, it\u2019s become simply a transaction. Well, it\u2019s not a transaction. We have a moral foundation,\u201d U.S. House Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, told The Federalist. \u201cCharlie Kirk was assassinated for one reason \u2014 he was successful. He was reaching the next generation, and they couldn\u2019t have that because that\u2019s the generation the communist left think they own.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>U.S. House Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., and state freedom caucus members Jerry Schillinger (Montana), Bob Phelan (Montana), Nick Schroer (Missouri), Trevor Walter (Montana), John Carley (South Dakota), Brad Halbrook (Illinois) also praised Kirk and his legacy when speaking with The Federalist. <\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Shawn Fleetwood is a staff writer for The Federalist and a graduate of the University of Mary Washington. He is a co-recipient of the 2025 Dao Prize for Excellence in Investigative Journalism. His work has been featured in numerous outlets, including RealClearPolitics and RealClearHealth. Follow him on Twitter @ShawnFleetwood<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Turning Point founder Charlie Kirk remembered at SFCN Summit<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":539,"featured_media":2660650,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Charlie-Kirk.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4914,10384,3673,5644,5894],"class_list":["post-2660649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-conservative","tag-kirk","tag-lawmakers","tag-memorial","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Charlie-Kirk.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2660649","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/539"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2660649"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2660649\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2660652,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2660649\/revisions\/2660652"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2660650"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2660649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2660649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2660649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}