TPUSA Elects New CEO And Chair Of The Board Following Charlie Kirk’s Assassination

You’ve got to love this move by Turning Point USA.

Turning Point USA has announced that it has elected Erika Kirk as the organization’s new CEO.

The board at Turning Point also elected Erika to chair the board.

According to TPUSA leaders, it was Charlie Kirk’s last wish for his wife to lead the organization if something were to ever happen to him.

Fox News shared more details on Erika Kirk’s new position as the CEO of Turning Point:

Turning Point USA announced Thursday it “unanimously elected” Charlie Kirk’s widow Erika Kirk as the new CEO and chair of the board of the organization.

“In prior discussions, Charlie expressed to multiple executives that this is what he wanted in the event of his death,” the organization said in a post on X.

Charlie Kirk was shot and killed on Sept. 10 while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University.

“It was the honor of our lives to serve as board members at Charlie’s side,” Turning Point USA’s current board said in a statement released Thursday. “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’s 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,'” the statement continued. “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,” the organization added.

🚨 BREAKING: Turning Point’s board has just unanimously agreed to appoint Erika Kirk as Chair & CEO

Leftists have absolutely NO CLUE what’s coming.

They’re not ready for this 🔥 pic.twitter.com/92cumvRO1O

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) September 18, 2025

Read the full announcement by TPUSA here:

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.

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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.

The Turning Point 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. pic.twitter.com/PazORgiHWP

— Turning Point USA (@TPUSA) September 18, 2025