Oklahoma Republican Files Bill to Mandate Every Public University in State Erect a ‘Charlie Kirk Memorial Plaza’

Jennifer Bowers Bahney Sep 19th, 2025, 3:51 pm

An Oklahoma state senator is pushing several pieces of legislation to memorialize slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk .

State Sen. Shane Jett (R-Shawnee), along with the Oklahoma Freedom Caucus he leads, filed three pieces of legislation meant to honor Kirk that will be taken up by the legislature when it reconvenes in February.

First off, Senate Bill 1188 would designate Kirk’s birthday, Oct. 14, as “Charlie Kirk Free Speech Day” in Oklahoma, in “remembrance of his courage and faith, to honor his extraordinary contributions to American discourse, faith, and freedom, and to commemorate his ultimate sacrifice for thes

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