"Charlie Kirk, the conservative millennial influencer who galvanized young Americans to support the GOP and was assassinated this week in Utah, was the most influential modern-day catalyst of shifting voting trends among fledgling voters, according to Republican and Democratic strategists. Kirk founded the nonprofit Turning Point USA in 2012 at the age of 18, and it grew into a force that promoted conservative views on high school and college campuses across the nation."
""He found something among young people that none of us identified," said Shawn Steel, a member of the Republican National Committee from Orange County who knew Kirk for nearly a decade and invited him to speak before the RNC's conservative steering committee. "He found an entire movement in America that conservatives were not even aware they could find. Not only that, he nurtured and created an entire new generation of conservative activists," said Steel, the husband of former Rep. Michelle Steel. "His legacy will endure.""
Charlie Kirk mobilized a sizable generation of young conservatives by founding Turning Point USA at 18 in 2012 and building campus networks that promoted conservative views in high schools and colleges. He helped shift voting patterns among younger Americans and materially strengthened former President Donald Trump's support among young voters in the 2024 election. Kirk spoke publicly and organized widely before being shot and killed while speaking at Utah Valley University. Republican and Democratic strategists credited his organizing skill, political acuity and ability to engage disengaged youth, calling him a transformative and enduring force in conservative youth activism.
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