Thousands are attending State Farm Stadium Sunday to remember Charlie Kirk, the conservative political activist who was shot and killed Sept. 10 at a Utah Valley University campus event.
Among those attending and speaking will be high-profile political figures such as President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance, as well as those who knew him more intimately from his family, including his wife, Erika Kirk.
Here’s what to know about Kirk’s family:
Charlie Kirk’s wife, Erika Kirk
Kirk married Erika Frantzve in 2021. She is a former NCAA Women’s Basketball athlete and a graduate with a Juris Master’s Degree in American Legal Studies. She was also honored to be crowned Miss Arizona USA in 2012.
Look ahead:
Erika has been elected CEO and chair of the board for Phoenix-based Turning Point USA.
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Charlie Kirk’s kids
FILE – A photo of political media personality Charlie Kirk, his children and wife, Erika, is seen after an all-member memorial service in the U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall on Monday, September 15, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images
Charlie and Erika have two children together: a daughter born in August 2022 and a son born in May 2024.
But, not much more is publicly known about the kids, as the couple has been mindful about obscuring the kids’ faces and identities on social media.
Charlie Kirk’s parents
Not much is known publicly about Kirk’s parents, as they are not in the same political spotlight as Kirk.
NBC News reported that Kirk was raised in the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights, and that his parents worked as an architect and a mental health counselor. The Guardian reported that his household was “politically moderate” growing up.
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Turning Point USA co-founder, Bill Montgomery
The backstory:
Kirk launched Turning Point USA in 2012 rather than attend college after the 18-year-old received encouragement from Tea Party activist Bill Montgomery, according to several reports.
Montgomery died in 2020 from complications of the coronavirus, Politico reported.
