Proposal to name a Miami-Dade road after Charlie Kirk advances in Florida Senate

By WLRN Public Media

Updated January 14, 2026 8:17 PM

Right-wing activist Charlie Kirk debates with CSUN students during his American Comeback tour stop at CSUN in Northridge, Calif., on March 6, 2025. (Photo by Benjamin Hanson / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by BENJAMIN HANSON/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images) — Right-wing activist Charlie Kirk speaks at California State University, Northridge, on March 6, 2025. A gunman killed Kirk, 31, at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on Sept. 10, 2025. BENJAMIN HANSON Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images

A proposal that would honor the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk by naming a road in Miami-Dade County after him is advancing in the Florida Senate.

The measure is sponsored by Doral Republican Senator Ana Maria Rodriguez. It would rename part of Southwest 107th Avenue near Florida International University as Charlie Kirk Memorial Avenue.

The legislation passed its first committee stop this week. A House companion version of the bill has also been filed.

A gunman killed Kirk, 31, while he was holding an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on Sept. 10, 2025.

This report was produced by Miami Herald news partner WLRN Public Media.

This story was originally published January 14, 2026 at 7:59 PM.

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