Last week's assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk shook the nation and the world, and its aftermath continues to permeate every fabric of America's political consciousness.

Conservative political analyst Charlie Kirk was shot and killed last week as he spoke to a crowd gathered in a courtyard at Utah Valley University.

Less than 48 hours later, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox identified a suspect arrested as Tyler Robinson.

In this week’s episode of On The Record, political consultants Jason Shepherd and Fred Hicks discuss the latest act of political violence to convulse the United States.

Also in this week’s show:

• Former Atlanta state senator Jason Esteves gives a one-on-one interview about his historic Georgia gubernatorial campaign

• Former state lawmaker Mesha Mainor enters the race for Georgia’s next schools superintendent
• Last week’s immigration operation at a southeast Georgia Hyundai plant continues to have political reverberations

Former state senator Jason Esteves would make history as Georgia's first Black and first Hispanic governor if he's elected in next year's historic 2026 elections. But first, he must win a crowded Democratic gubernatorial primary, which is filled with four other candidates with the same aspirations.

Esteves sat down with Atlanta News First Political Reporter Doug Reardon to discuss the issues he is emphasizing in his campaign, including the recent economic development boon awarded to Hyundai during Gov. Brian Kemp's tenure.

“If we can afford to give $1.8 billion to give to Hyundai, we can afford to give our small business owners across this state low-interest loans to the tune of a billion dollars,” he said.