Kristi Noem
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Dakota's at-large district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin |
| Member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from the 6th district |
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In office January 2007 – January 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Art Fryslie |
| Succeeded by | Burt Tulson |
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Kristi Lynn Arnold November 30, 1971 Watertown, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Bryon Noem |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | South Dakota State University (BA) |
Kristi Lynn Noem /ˈnoʊm/ (née Arnold; born November 30, 1971) is the U.S. Representative for South Dakota's at-large congressional district, serving since January 2011. She is a Republican. She previously served in the South Dakota House of Representatives. She is a farmer/small business owner by profession.
On November 14, 2016, she announced that she would not seek re-election to Congress but instead run for Governor of South Dakota in 2018.
Kristi Lynn Arnold was born to Ron and Corinne Bergan Arnold in Watertown, South Dakota and raised with her three siblings on the family ranch and farm in rural Hamlin County. Growing up, she participated in rodeo queen events, learning horsemanship and interview skills. She graduated from Hamlin High School in 1990, and won the South Dakota Snow Queen title, which required that she enroll in a state university and promote the state during her reign. She credited the experience with helping her polish her public speaking and promotional skills. After high school, she enrolled at Northern State University. She married Bryon Noem at the age of 20, then left college at age 22 to help run her family's ranch after her father was killed in a farm machinery accident.
Noem has said that upon her father's 1994 death she and her family members decided to take out a loan to pay taxes owing on the estate, noting that "for 10 years that loan really impacted our ability to make a profit". The property, of which Noem's family owns a non-controlling partnership in, has also received $3,058,152 in USDA farm subsidies from 1995 through 2009. Over the years, Noem added a hunting lodge and restaurant to the property, and all of her siblings have moved back to assist in expanding the businesses.
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