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Kristi Noem

ActorBorn November 30, 1971 (53 years)
Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem (née Arnold; born November 30, 1971) is an American politician serving since 2025 as the 8th United States secretary of homeland security. A member of the Republican Party, she served from 2019 to 2025 as the 33rd governor of South Dakota and from 2011 to 2019 represented South Dakota's at-large congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Born in Watertown, South Dakota, Noem began her political career in the South Dakota House of Representatives, serving from 2007 to 2011. Noem was elected as the first female governor of South Dakota in 2018 with the endorsement of President Donald Trump. She gained national attention during the COVID-19 pandemic for opposing statewide mask mandates and advocating voluntary measures. Noem has conservative positions on most domestic issues, particularly gun rights.

Noem is a farmer, rancher, and member of the Civil Air Patrol. She has published two autobiographies, Not My First Rodeo: Lessons from the Heartland (2022) and No Going Back (2024), which sparked controversy for its account of her killing a young family dog and inaccurate claims about meeting with foreign leaders. Donald Trump nominated her for Secretary of Homeland Security in his second cabinet. She was confirmed in January 2025 by a Senate vote of 59–34.

She also shot her puppy.

Filmography

2022
Lakota Nation vs. United States · as Self (archive Footage)
2022
Jesse Watters Primetime (TV Series) · as Self
2021
Gutfeld! (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist
2021
The Missing and Murdered · as Self - South Dakota Governor
2020
Rob Schmitt Tonight (TV Series) · as Self - South Dakota Governor
2020
GMA3: What You Need to Know (TV Series) · as Self - South Dakota Governor
2020
Greg Kelly Reports (TV Series) · as Self - South Dakota Governor
2018
Life, Liberty & Levin (TV Series) · as Self - Governor Of South Dakota
2017
The Ingraham Angle (TV Series) · as Self - South Dakota Governor
2017
S. E. Cupp Unfiltered (TV Series) · as Self - South Dakota Governor
2017
The Chris Salcedo Show (TV Series) · as Self - South Dakota Governor
2016
The Tucker Carlson Show (TV Series) · as Self - South Dakota Governor
2016
The Circus (TV Series) · as Self (archive Footage)
2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (TV Series) · as Self (archive Footage)
2012
CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self - Governor Of South Dakota
2009
State Of The Union with Jake Tapper and Dana Bash (TV Series) · as Self - South Dakota Governor
2009
Hannity (TV Series) · as Self - South Dakota Governor
2008
The Rachel Maddow Show (TV Series) · as Self (archive Footage)
2007
Morning Joe (TV Series) · as Self - South Dakota Congresswoman
2005
This Week (TV Series) · as Self - Governor Of South Dakota
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self (archive Footage)
1998
Fox and Friends (USA) (TV Series) · as Self - South Dakota Governor
1996
Your World (TV Series) · as Self
1996
Fox News Sunday (TV Series) · as Self - Dhs Secretary
1992
ARD-Morgenmagazin (TV Series) · as Self
1954
Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan (TV Series) · as Self - Governor Of South Dakota
1947
Meet the Press (TV Series) · as Self - Governor Of South Dakota

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