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  1. Kristi Noem - Wikipedia

    • Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem is an American politician serving since 2025 as the eighth United States secretary of homeland security. Noem served from 2019 to 2025 as the 33rd governor of South Dakota, resigning after being confirmed as Secretary of Homeland Security. A member of the Republican Party, she was the U.S. representative for South Dakota's at-large c… See more

    Early life and education

    Noem was born Kristi Lynn Arnold to Ron and Corinne Arnold on November 30, 1971, in Watertown, South Dakota, and raised with her siblings on the family ranch and farm in rural Hamlin County. She has Norwegian … See more

    South Dakota House of Representatives (2007–2011)

    In 2006, Noem won a seat as a Republican in the South Dakota House of Representatives, representing the 6th district, comprising parts of Beadle, Clark, Codington, Hamlin, and Kingsbury counties. In 2006, sh… See more