Both were present with Erika at Utah Valley University on the night he was shot, but thankfully escaped unharmed. The couple’s love story was one Kirk spoke about with pride. He recalled knowing “almost immediately” that Erika was the one during their very first dinner together. By December 2020, the two were engaged, and in May 2021, they married in a quiet, intimate ceremony in Scottsdale, Arizona, surrounded only by close family. Erika, who had been crowned Miss Arizona USA in 2012, went on to build a career in business, ministry, and real estate, all while supporting her husband’s high-profile work.
Charlie Kirk often kept his children out of the public eye, deliberately refusing to share their names or faces online, but his devotion to them was no secret. He frequently spoke about how fatherhood had changed him, and how the responsibilities of being a husband and parent grounded his often chaotic schedule. Just weeks before his death, the family celebrated their daughter’s third birthday.
