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.

Nov 13, 2024 · South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem built a national profile that had fellow Republicans buzzing about her future. Lawmakers describe the man set to replace her as a friendly, plain-spoken rancher and specialty welder whom they expect to focus more on issues within the state.

4 days ago · Noem's full name is Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem and she was born in 1971 in Watertown, in east central South Dakota. The city is in Codington County about 187 miles northeast of the state's capital ...

5 days ago · Kristi Noem is the 8th Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. Prior to serving in President Trump’s cabinet, Secretary Noem proudly served as South Dakota’s 33rd Governor and the state’s first ever female governor. She was re-elected in 2022 with the largest vote total in the history of South Dakota.

4 days ago · Kristi Noem is a Republican politician who serves as the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security in the administration of Pres. Donald Trump. She previously served as the first woman governor of South Dakota (2019–25).

4 days ago · Rhoden is now the 34th governor of South Dakota, in accordance with the state's constitution, serving through the end of Noem's current term in 2026. He did not immediately choose a new lieutenant ...

6 days ago · Gov. Kristi Noem’s heated rhetoric on immigration belies a stark economic reality in her own state: With unemployment at 1.9% — the lowest in the country — South Dakota faces an acute labor shortage and has grown increasingly dependent on the same migrants she may be tasked with deporting as Preside

2 days ago · South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem will be the nation’s next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security after the U.S. Senate confirmed her nomination Saturday. The 53-year-old Noem, a former congresswoman, will lead one of the federal government’s largest departments, with 260,000 employees and a budget in excess of $100 billion.

4 days ago · The Senate voted on Saturday to confirm Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary, putting a former South Dakota governor in charge of the department at the heart of President Trump’s agenda to ...

Jan 14, 2025 · Noem also announced a $200,000 one-time grant to help transfer the Keep Farmers Farming program, which helps with estate and transition planning for farmers, from First Dakota National Bank to the South Dakota Ag Foundation. Noem said the money from the Governor’s Office of Economic Development will also help to market and grow the program.