Which Democratic members of Congress issued formal statements about Charlie Kirk's assassination and what did they say?

1. Who issued formal statements: the party leaders and prominent House Democrats

The clearest, directly attributable formal release came from House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who posted a press statement saying he was “shocked by the murder of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University” and that political violence “of any kind and against any individual is unacceptable and completely incompatible with American values” ^[1]; Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is also reported among Democratic politicians who condemned the shooting in the immediate aftermath ^[2]; Representative Ilhan Omar likewise appears in contemporaneous listings of Democratic officials condemning the attack ^[2]; Representative Alexandria Ocasio‑Cortez delivered on‑the‑record remarks on the House floor calling the killing “horrific and vile” while urging unity and caution about power being abused in response ^{[3] [4]}.

2. What Jeffries, Schumer and Omar said, in substance

Jeffries’ written statement was short and categorical: he expressed shock, condemned the murder as unacceptable, and framed political violence as incompatible with American values — language issued publicly in the Democratic Leader’s office release ^[1]; reporting that aggregates reactions notes that Schumer joined other Democratic leaders in condemnation, situating his response alongside former presidents and governors who denounced the shooting ^[2], and Rep. Ilhan Omar is listed among Democratic politicians who condemned the act, indicating an explicit denouncement though the assembled reporting does not quote her full text verbatim ^[2].

3. Alexandria Ocasio‑Cortez’s floor remarks and the party split over a resolution

Alexandria Ocasio‑Cortez made formal, on‑record remarks on the House floor describing Kirk’s assassination as a “horrific and vile attack” and arguing that condemning the depravity of the killing was straightforward, but she simultaneously cautioned that the episode should not become “a license for the abuse of power” and urged Congress to seek unity rather than exploitation of the tragedy ^[3]; those remarks accompanied a broader intra‑party disagreement about a specific House resolution to honor Kirk — dozens of Democrats voted against that resolution because they objected to elevating Kirk’s controversial statements even as they condemned political violence, and party leaders including Jeffries, Katherine Clark and Pete Aguilar signaled public support for the resolution or advised unity while allowing members to vote their conscience ^{[4] [5]}.

4. How these formal statements fit the broader public and political response

The Democratic National Committee issued its own statement condemning the murder and calling it a “horrific act of targeted political violence,” language from DNC Chair Ken Martin that mirrors congressional condemnations though the DNC is not a congressional office ^[6]; major news aggregations and encyclopedic summaries likewise list Democratic officeholders among those who publicly condemned the shooting, and reporting highlights a partisan and public debate over how to memorialize Kirk without endorsing his politics — a debate reflected in floor speeches, press releases, and the roll call on the House resolution ^{[2] [4] [5]}.

5. Limits of available reporting and what is not shown

Public sources provided explicit text for Jeffries’ press release and for Ocasio‑Cortez’s floor characterization ^{[1] [3]}, and aggregated reporting lists other Democrats who condemned the killing ^[2], but the assembled reporting does not supply verbatim, attributable statements from every Democratic member said to have “condemned” the assassination nor a comprehensive list of all congressional statements; where a named lawmaker is listed without a direct quote (for example, Schumer and Omar in one aggregation), the sources confirm condemnation but do not include full statement text in the materials provided ^[2].