MISSOULA - A Montana lawmaker who knew Charlie Kirk personally is reflecting on Kirk's life and the state of political affairs in the United States.

Kirk, a conservative activist and the founder of Turning Point USA, was shot and killed while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.

Braxton Mitchell, a Republican, has represented Columbia Falls in the Montana House of Representatives since 2021.

His involvement in politics though, began in 2019 when he joined Turning Point USA after high school. Montana lawmaker reflects on Charlie Kirk's death

"I met Charlie for the first time in May or June of 2018 in Billings, Montana, actually," Mitchell said. "But I really got to know Charlie in the spring of 2019 on a personal level when I got involved as an ambassador for T

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