Kristi Noem
Republican candidate for Presidential
Kristi Noem
Republican candidate for Presidential
2028 Republican presidential nominee
$63.8M
NOV 7, 2028Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
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Candidate Overview
Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.
Current roleOther
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyConservative Republican
Age54 years old (Nov 30, 1971)
GenderFemale
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BackgroundPolitician
EducationHamlin High School (1990)
Notable personal detailsKristi Lynn Arnold Noem is an American politician from South Dakota who served in the South Dakota House of Representatives (2007–2010) and as South Dakota’s at-large member of the U.S. House of Representatives (2011–2019). She was the 33rd Governor of South Dakota (2019–2025) and resigned in January 2025 to become the 8th U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security. She has also worked as a farmer and rancher and has described herself as a small business owner.
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Political Positions
Economy & Taxes
Advocates for tax cuts and reduced government revenue, including proposing elimination of South Dakota’s grocery sales tax and supporting broader sales-tax reductions; previously supported the 2017 federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and has backed measures to limit government spending (including a balanced-budget resolution).
Healthcare
Kristi Noem has opposed Affordable Care Act expansions and Medicaid expansion and has promoted market- and consumer-driven alternatives, tort reform, and increased competition in health care. As a member of Congress she voted for repeal measures of the ACA and as governor she opposed Medicaid expansion while saying she would implement it if approved by voters.
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Immigration & Border
The candidate advocates an enforcement-first immigration agenda focused on strict border security, expanded removals/deportations, restoration/expansion of Trump-era enforcement programs, and construction and hardening of physical barriers at the southern border. She has directed DHS to prioritize arrests and removals of unauthorized immigrants, end certain humanitarian/administrative protections, and pursue measures intended to deter crossings.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate takes a strongly anti‑abortion position, supporting near‑total bans on abortion with exceptions only to save the life of the pregnant patient and opposing exceptions for rape or incest. She has promoted fetal‑heartbeat/‘pro‑life’ initiatives, defended South Dakota’s trigger ban after Roe was overturned, and backed restrictions on abortion medication.
Climate & Energy
Supports an "all-of-the-above" energy approach that includes renewables but emphasizes energy independence and expanded fossil fuel production; has expressed skepticism about the extent of human-caused climate change and declined some federal climate and energy funding programs for her state. Positions favor market and state-level control and reduced federal regulatory/permitting barriers for energy development.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports broad Second Amendment protections including permitless/’constitutional carry’ and has taken executive action to protect gun rights; has publicly opposed red flag laws and new federal restrictions on firearms and ammunition. Positions consistently favor expanding or preserving gun rights over enacting new gun-control measures.
Latest News
Kristi Noem is facing intense criticism over the deaths of two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis, with Democrats calling for her resignation and even prosecution. The controversy has put her handling of immigration enforcement and her role in the Trump administration under scrutiny. Other recent political coverage around her has focused more broadly on GOP divisions and election-policy fights than on any new action by Noem herself.
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