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
(1971-11-30) November 30, 1971 (age 52) Watertown, South Dakota, U.S.
Political party
Republican
Spouse
Bryon Noem
(m. 1992)
Children
3
Residence
Governor's Residence
Alma mater
South Dakota State University (BA)
Kristi Lynn Noem (/noʊm/; née Arnold; born November 30, 1971) is an American politician who has served since 2019 as the 33rd governor of South Dakota. 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.
First elected governor in 2018, Noem is South Dakota's first female governor. During the 2018 election, she was endorsed by President Donald Trump. As governor, Noem rose to national prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic over her refusal to issue a statewide mandate to wear face masks. In February 2024, Trump said that Noem was on his shortlist of potential running mates.[1]
Living in rural South Dakota, Noem is also a farmer and a rancher.[2] She published her first autobiography, Not My First Rodeo: Lessons from the Heartland, in 2022.[3] In her second autobiography, No Going Back, Noem recounted an incident in which she shot and killed her young dog because she considered the dog "untrainable". [4][5] Responding to widespread criticism, she argued that she was a "responsible owner" who made a tough decision.[5][6]
^'She killed her chances': Kristi Noem's odds dim of being Trump's VP pick ABC News. By Tal Axelrod. May 1, 2024. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
^Vasquez, Maegan; Wang, Amy (April 27, 2024). "Democrats, political figures dogpile onto Trump VP hopeful after story of animal killings". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on April 28, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
^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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^ abReid, Tim (April 27, 2024). "Kristi Noem, a Trump VP contender, defends killing dog on family farm". Reuters. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
^Cite error: The named reference stop was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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