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Kristi Noem
In an announcement published on Nov. 13, Trump announced his selection of South Dakota’s Republican Gov. Kristi Noem to serve as secretary of Homeland Security. Noem was first elected to her state’s sole seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2010, serving four terms. She decided not to seek a fifth term, instead opting to run for the Republican nomination for governor. She won the nomination and the governorship in the 2018 election, securing reelection four years later.
Trump praised Noem as “very strong on border security,” identifying her as “the first Governor to send National Guard troops to help Texas fight the Biden Border Crisis.”
Noem was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in a 59-34 vote on Jan. 25. The vote fell largely along party lines, with seven Democrats breaking from their party to support Noem: Sens. John Fetterman, D-Pa., Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., Tim Kaine, D-Va., Andy Kim, D-N.J., Gary Peters, D-Mich., Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich.
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Ryan Foley is a reporter for The Christian Post. He can be reached at: ryan.foley@christianpost.com
