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Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem [2] (/ n oʊ m / NOHM; [3] née Arnold; born November 30, 1971) is an American politician who has served since 2019 as the 33rd governor of South Dakota.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 for the 6th district from ...
The governor of South Dakota is the head of government of South Dakota. [5] The governor is elected to a four-year term in even years when there is no presidential election . [ 1 ] The current governor is Kristi Noem , a member of the Republican Party who took office on January 5, 2019.
Dakota Territory was organized on March 2, 1861; [1] on November 2, 1889, it was split into the states of North Dakota and South Dakota. [2] The Constitution of South Dakota originally provided for the election of a governor and lieutenant governor every two years with no limits. A law passed in 1947 prohibited parties from nominating someone ...
She won a narrow victory — only 51% of the vote over Sutton’s 47.6% — and became the first female governor of South Dakota on Jan. 5, 2019. In the first year of her term, ...
Larry Rhoden (born February 5, 1959) is an American politician and businessman serving as the 39th lieutenant governor of South Dakota since 2019.. A Republican, he served as a member of the state House of Representatives from 2001 to 2009 and later from 2017 to 2019, and as a member of the state senate from 2009 to 2015.
Noem, 52, is a former state legislator and four-term congresswoman who was elected governor of South Dakota in 2018 and reelected in 2022. Her profile grew during the Covid-19 pandemic, when she ...
Rhoden is the 39th lieutenant governor of South Dakota. He is currently in his second consecutive term as Noem's lieutenant governor after being sworn in Jan. 5, 2019, following their first ...
Michels was born in Pierre, South Dakota. He graduated with a B.S. from the University of South Dakota in 1981 and a J.D. from the University of South Dakota School of Law in 1985. Michels also worked as a nurse between 1981 and 1985.