Kristi Noem
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Kristi Lynn Noem (/noʊm/; née Arnold, November 30, 1971) is an American politician serving as the 33rd and current 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 from 2007 to 2011. Noem was elected governor in 2018 and is South Dakota's first female governor.

Kristi Arnold was born to Ron and Corrine Arnold in Watertown, South Dakota, and raised with her siblings on the family ranch and farm in rural Hamlin County. She graduated from Hamlin High School in 1990, and won the South Dakota Snow Queen title. 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 age 20.

At 22, Noem left college to help run her family's ranch after her father was killed in a farm machinery accident. Noem added a hunting lodge and restaurant to the property, and all her siblings moved back to help expand the businesses.