PHOENIX — The president of the state Senate wants to rename a major Arizona freeway for Charlie Kirk.

“Charlie Kirk is a son of Arizona who embodied the very fabric of our founding fathers when they crafted the Bill of Rights,” Warren Petersen told Capitol Media Services.

And that, said the Gilbert Republican and GOP candidate for attorney general, should be publicly recognized by putting his name along the 78-mile stretch of Loop 202, a road that, according to state Department of Transportation officials, carries more vehicles every day than any other Arizona highway.

“It is right that Arizonans are regularly reminded of the tremendous legacy of this champion for free speech who was assassinated for his stand, which is why I introduced this bill,” Petersen said.

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