Turning Point USA is enjoying skyrocketing growth on Nebraska campuses — and will likely see much more soon thanks to support from Gov. Jim Pillen, who has announced a statewide partnership with the group with the goal of bringing chapters to every high school across the Cornhusker State.

TPUSA said it has seen at least a 600 percent increase in Nebraska-based chapters since September 10, 2025, the day Kirk was assassinated, according to a Feb. 10 news release from the governor’s office.

“The handful of occasions that I got to spend time with Charlie, I learned he was about faith, family, and bettering our country. Charlie’s ‘why’ was to stand up and speak what he believed,” Pillen stated.

“Grassroot politics are at the heart of the American system of government, and I believe the future of our country is stronger when our students know and appreciate American exceptionalism, our constitution and freedom,” he said.

The Plains Sentinel reported that since Kirk’s assassination, Nebraska TPUSA chapters on college campuses are thriving. For example, the chapter at Creighton University was revived recently after a few years of dormancy.

“After four years of inactivity and about a year of trying to get the chapter re-chartered, we officially got approved,” student Emma Smith told the Sentinel. “We have over 55 members in just under a week of being able to make that announcement to everyone.”

What’s more, the TPUSA chapter at the University of Nebraska Omaha “began in September of 2024 and has grown exponentially in the past year.”

“Prior to the assassination of Charlie Kirk, we had 25 students in our chapter group chat,” chapter President Jase Maly told the Sentinel. “Following the assassination, that number jumped to over 80. When Charlie was killed, it became very apparent that he had an impact on many more lives than anyone could have guessed.”

And the TPUSA at University of Nebraska-Lincoln experienced something similar.

“There was a significant increase in curiosity about TPUSA and our chapter after Charlie was assassinated,” chapter President Ethnie Barnhouse told the Sentinel. “For a lot of the students who got involved after the assassination, Charlie’s death was a turning point for them. They saw his life and his death and how bravely he led, and they were inspired to follow in his footsteps.”

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