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Kristi Noem | |
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 Official portrait, 2023 | |
| 8th United States Secretary of Homeland Security | |
| Assumed office January 25, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Deputy | MaryAnn Tierney (acting) Benjamine Huffman (acting) |
| 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
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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 eighth U.S. Secretary of homeland security since 2025 in the second Trump presidency.
Noem served from 2019 to 2025 as the 33rd governor of South Dakota, resigning after being confirmed as Secretary of Homeland Security.[3] A member of the Republican Party, she was the U.S. representative for South Dakota's at-large congressional district from 2011 to 2019 and a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives for the 6th district from 2007 to 2011.
Noem became the first female governor of South Dakota when she was elected in 2018. During that election, President Donald Trump endorsed her. As governor, Noem rose to national prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic over her refusal to issue a statewide mandate to wear face masks, instead advocating for voluntary measures. South Dakota saw a drastic increase in COVID cases after the 2020 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally,[4] in which Noem participated.[5]
Noem is also a farmer and rancher. In 2022, she published her first autobiography, Not My First Rodeo: Lessons from the Heartland. Her second, No Going Back (2024), ignited controversy over the killing of a young family dog and claims of meeting some foreign leaders.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Governor Rhoden Receives Governor Noem's Resignation Letter - News". news.sd.gov. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
- ^ "The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Set Off A Surge Of COVID Cases In South Dakota". NPR. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
- ^ "Noem Attends Sturgis Charity Ride, Defends COVID-19 Approach". South Dakota Public Broadcasting. August 10, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2025.