What is Kristi Noem?
{{Infobox officeholder | name = Kristi Noem | image = Kristi Noem with Mike Johnson in 2025.jpg | alt = Kristi Noem | order = 8th [[United States Secretary of Homeland Security]] | term_start = January 25, 2025 | deputy = [[Troy Edgar]] | term_end = | president = [[Donald Trump]] | predecessor = [[Alejandro Mayorkas]] | successor = | order1 = 33rd [[Governor of South Dakota]] | lieutenant1 = [[Larry Rhoden]] | term_start1 = January 5, 2019 | term_end1 = January 25, 2025 | predecessor1 = [[Dennis Daugaard]] | successor1 = [[Larry Rhoden]] | state2 = [[South Dakota]] | district2 = {{ushr|SD|AL|at-large}} | term_start2 = January 3, 2011 | term_end2 = January 3, 2019 | predecessor2 = [[Stephanie Herseth Sandlin]] | successor2 = [[Dusty Johnson]] | state_house3 = South Dakota | district3 = 6th | term_start3 = January 9, 2007 | term_end3 = January 3, 2011 | predecessor3 = Art Fryslie | successor3 = Burt Tulson | birth_name = Kristi Lynn Arnold | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|11|30}} | birth_place = [[Watertown, South Dakota]], U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = [[South Dakota State University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]]) | party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | spouse = {{marriage|Bryon Noem|1992}} | children = 3 | caption = Noem in 2025 | signature = Kristinoemsignature.svg }} '''Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem''' ({{IPAc-en|n|oʊ|m}}; née '''Arnold'''; born November 30, 1971) is an American politician who has been the 8th [[United States Secretary of Homeland Security]] since 2025. Noem is a member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]. Before, she was the 33rd [[Govern