Updated
Updated · Fox News · Sep 8
Turning Point USA Claims 200% Chapter Growth 1 Year After Charlie Kirk Assassination
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Sep 8

Turning Point USA Claims 200% Chapter Growth 1 Year After Charlie Kirk Assassination

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 8

Summary

  • Nearly one year after Charlie Kirk was assassinated at Utah Valley University, spokesman Andrew Kolvet said Turning Point USA has endured its hardest year while continuing to expand.
  • Almost 200% growth in Club American high-school chapters drove that message, with more than 3,500 chapters nationwide and over 1,500 Turning Point college chapters, above what Kolvet said Kirk once saw as a likely ceiling.
  • Erika Kirk, Charlie Kirk's widow, was credited with holding the organization together after taking over as CEO under a succession plan Kolvet said Kirk had discussed before his death.
  • Church partnerships also rose sharply to 12,000 from 4,000, while Kolvet said student stories and continued activism showed Kirk's influence still mobilizing supporters a year later.

Insights

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