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  2. Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem is an American politician who has served as the 33rd governor of South Dakota since 2019. 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. In November 2024, Donald Trump selected Noem to serve as Secretary of Homeland Security in his second term.
    BornKristi Lynn Arnold · November 30, 1971 · Watertown, South Dakota, U.S.
    Political partyRepublican
    SpouseBryon Noem (m. 1992)
    Children3
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