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Kristi Noem | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2023 | |
| United States Secretary of Homeland Security | |
Nominee | |
| Assuming office TBD | |
| President | Donald Trump (elect) |
| Deputy | Troy Edgar (nominee) |
| Succeeding | Alejandro Mayorkas |
| 33rd Governor of South Dakota | |
| Assumed office January 5, 2019 | |
| Lieutenant | Larry Rhoden |
| Preceded by | Dennis Daugaard |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Dakota's at-large district | |
| In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin |
| Succeeded by | Dusty Johnson |
| Member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from the 6th district | |
| In office January 9, 2007 – January 3, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Art Fryslie |
| Succeeded by | Burt Tulson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kristi Lynn Arnold November 30, 1971 Watertown, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) |
Bryon Noem (m. 1992) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | South Dakota State University (BA) |
| Signature |  |
Kristi Lynn Noem (/noʊm/; née Arnold; born November 30, 1971) is an American politician. Noem is the 33rd and current Governor of South Dakota since 2019. She was the U.S. Representative for South Dakota's at-large congressional district from 2011 to 2019. Before, she was a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives for the 6th district from 2007 to 2011. Noem is a member of the Republican Party.
Noem was elected governor in the 2018 election, beating Billie Sutton.[1] During her time as governor, she became known for her refusal to issue a face mask mandate in South Dakota during the COVID-19 pandemic and for her strict response to protests surrounding the Keystone Pipeline. In 2022, Noem was re-elected by a landslide.
In August 2013, conservative Newsmax magazine named Noem among the "25 most influential women in the GOP".[2] She was seen as a possible vice presidential pick for former President Donald Trump's re-election campaign in the 2024 election.[3][4] In November 2024, President-elect Trump picked Noem to be his United States Secretary of Homeland Security during his second administration.[5]
Living in rural South Dakota, Noem is also a farmer and a rancher.[6] Noem released her first autobiography, Not My First Rodeo: Lessons from the Heartland in 2022.[7] In her second autobiography, No Going Back, set to be released in 2024, Noem talked about a time in which she shot and killed her young dog that because of how he behaved.[8][9] This caused criticisms from Democrats and Republicans. Noem said that she was a "responsible owner" who made a tough decision.[6][9]
- ↑ Rep. Kristi Noem wins South Dakota GOP governor primary, FOX News, June 6, 2018.
- ↑ Meyers, Jim. "Newsmax Exclusive: The 25 Influential Women of the GOP". Retrieved 8 January 2014.
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- ↑ Noem, Kristi (2022). Not My First Rodeo: Lessons from the Heartland. Twelve Books. ISBN 9781538707050. Archived from the original on July 10, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
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Martinwas used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page). - ↑ 9.0 9.1 Reid, Tim (April 27, 2024). "Kristi Noem, a Trump VP contender, defends killing dog on family farm". Reuters. Retrieved April 27, 2024.