Kristi Noem

South Dakota
Republican

Career: U.S. Special Envoy for the Shield of the America, 2026-present
Secretary of Homeland Security, 2025-2026
South Dakota Governor, 2019-2025
U.S. House of Representatives, 2011-2019
South Dakota House of Representatives, 2007-2010
Education: B.A., South Dakota State University

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Born: Nov 30, 1971

Governor State Representative U.S. Cabinet Member U.S. Representative U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security

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Kristi Noem has served as U.S. Special Envoy for the Shield of the America since March 24, 2026. She previously served as secretary of Homeland Security from January 25, 2025 to March 24, 2026.

Noem was born November 30, 1971, in South Dakota. While she was attending college at Northern State University in Aberdeen, Noem's father's death in a farming accident forced her to return to home to run the family's ranch. While serving in Congress, Noem took classes at South Dakota State University and in 2011, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in political science.

In 2006, Noem was elected as the 6th District representative to the South Dakota House of Representatives, a position she held until she was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2010. She served as governor of South Dakota from 2019-2025, the first woman to serve of governor of that state.

For information on Noem's policy subject areas, committee appointments and sponsored/co-sponsored legislation during her time in the U.S. House of Representatives, please visit her profile on https://www.congress.gov.

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Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (n.d.). Noem, Kristi (1971-). Retrieved on June 3, 2020, from https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=N000184.

Ballotpedia (n.d.). Kristi Noem. Retrieved on June 3, 2020, from https://ballotpedia.org/Kristi_Noem.

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