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Kristi Noem | |
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 Noem in 2025 | |
| 8th United States Secretary of Homeland Security | |
| Assumed office January 25, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Deputy | Troy Edgar |
| Preceded by | Alejandro Mayorkas |
| 33rd Governor of South Dakota | |
| In office January 5, 2019 – January 25, 2025 | |
| Lieutenant | Larry Rhoden |
| Preceded by | Dennis Daugaard |
| Succeeded by | Larry Rhoden |
| 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 |
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Bryon Noem (m. 1992) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | South Dakota State University (BA) |
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U.S. Representative from South Dakota
Governor of South Dakota
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security
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Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem[1] (/noʊm/ NOHM;[2] née Arnold; born November 30, 1971) is an American politician serving as the 8th United States secretary of homeland security since 2025. A member of the Republican Party, she served from 2019 to 2025 as the 33rd governor of South Dakota and from 2011 to 2019 represented South Dakota's at-large congressional district in the U.S. House. She began her political career in the South Dakota House of Representatives, serving from 2007 to 2011.
Noem was the first female governor of South Dakota, elected in 2018 with the endorsement of President Donald Trump. She gained national attention during the COVID-19 pandemic for opposing statewide mask mandates and advocating voluntary measures. Noem has conservative positions on most domestic issues, particularly gun rights.
In addition to politics, Noem is a farmer and rancher. She has published two autobiographies, Not My First Rodeo: Lessons from the Heartland (2022) and No Going Back (2024), which sparked controversy for its account of her killing a young family dog and claims to have met with foreign leaders.
Noem and her family lived on their South Dakota ranch even during her tenure as governor.
- ^ "Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem, State of South Dakota: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg News.
- ^ South Dakota Means Business. Governor Kristi Noem. July 16, 2020. Event occurs at 00:01. Retrieved August 20, 2024 – via YouTube.