Two Republicans lawmakers push to put Charlie Kirk on silver dollar
Two Republican members of Congress said they are introducing a bill to memorialize conservative activist Charlie Kirk on U.S. currency after he was fatally shot in September. Reps. August Pfluger, R-Texas, and Abe Hamadeh, R-Ariz., told Fox News they want the U.S. Treasury to mint 400,000 silver dollar coins bearing Kirk’s likeness.
Besides Kirk’s image, the coins would include his full name and the year 2026, along with the words “well done, good and faithful servant” on one side, Fox News reported. A final design for the coins would be chosen by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, along with President Donald Trump.
Hamadeh said in a joint press release with Pfluger that Kirk’s life “must be commemorated, and this coin will allow us to pass a reminder of his remarkable life on to generations to come.”
Pfluger, in a statement, called Kirk a “conservative titan” who had a “transformational impact on millions of Americans.”
Historical figures featured on U.S. currency include presidents, such as George Washington, whose face appears on $1 bills, and Abraham Lincoln, who is commemorated on the $5 bill. Non-presidents, such as Benjamin Franklin (featured on the $100 bill) and Alexander Hamilton (on the $10 bill), have also been honored. In recent years, there has been a push to include others on currency, such as abolitionist Harriet Tubman.
Pfluger said that if given a commemorative coin, Kirk would be the youngest American ever featured on U.S. currency. While Sacagawea, who was put on a gold dollar coin, was reportedly 25 at the time of her death in 1812, some Native American oral histories say she lived for decades after that.
Other honors for Kirk suggested
Kirk, 31, was killed while speaking at Utah Valley University. His killing has sparked other pieces of legislation meant to honor him, including a resolution that the House passed earlier this month with 310 votes. Among Democrats, 95 supported the resolution, 58 voted against it and 38 voted “present.”
Some Democrats maintained that while they are against violence, they felt Kirk’s death had been politicized and that the resolution aimed to get them to endorse his views, according to The Associated Press.
“Today’s resolution underscores the majority’s recklessness by choosing to author this condemnation and honoring on a purely partisan basis,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, was quoted by the AP as saying on Sept. 19, when the House voted on the resolution. “We should be clear about who Charlie Kirk was.”
However, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., argued there was “no partisan language” in the resolution.
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