From governor to Homeland Security: Who is Kristi Noem? Kristi Noem was the first female governor of South Dakota and is currently serving as Homeland Security Secretary, appointed by Trump. She has ...

A DHS spokesperson said Noem was carrying the money "to treat her family to dinner, activities, and Easter gifts." ...

An Associated Press analysis has found that South Dakota taxpayers subsidized Gov. Kristi Noem's cross-country campaigning to the tune of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — As then-Gov. Kristi Noem crisscrossed the country — stumping for President Donald Trump and boosting her political profile beyond her home state — she refused to ...