Erika Frantzve was thrown into the limelight after marrying conservative political commentator Charlie Kirk in 2021 — and the spotlight is shining even brighter after his sudden death.

Kirk, a controversial right-wing conservative commentator and founder of Turning Point USA, was shot on Wednesday, September 10, while speaking at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. He was rushed to the hospital but later died from his injuries. Kirk was 31.

“It’s with a heavy heart that we, the Turning Point USA leadership team, write to notify you that early this afternoon, Charlie went to his eternal reward with Jesus Christ in Heaven,” Turning Point USA said in a statement at the time.

As Kirk’s visibility grew to become one of the more influential voices in conservative media — he hosted “The Char

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