Quigley Issues Call to End Political Violence and Opposes Resolution Honoring Kirk's Legacy

September 19, 2025 Press Release Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley released the following statement on his vote against H.Res. 719: “Political violence has no place in our nation. I have said this before, and I will continue to say it until this scourge has been eliminated from our politics. “If Republicans proposed a resolution simply condemning political violence and Kirk’s murder, I would have supported it without hesitation, as I have with Representatives Veasey and Pettersen’s resolution. Republicans’ resolution explicitly honored the ‘life and legacy of Charlie Kirk.’ I cannot in good conscience vote to honor a legacy that includes support for the Great Replacement Theory, says that Black women lack brain processing power, calls the Civil Rights Act a mistake, rejects feminism, calls trans people an abomination, and more. “I will not be party to the Right’s efforts to turn a terrible murder into a cudgel against their opponents. All leaders across the political spectrum must immediately lower the temperature of our political discourse through real action, instead of fanning the flames.” Issues : Racial Justice LGBTQI+ Rights