Kristi Noem is the governor of South Dakota who President-elect Donald Trump nominated as the secretary of Homeland Security. She married her high school sweetheart.

Yes, Kristi is married to her husband, First Gentleman of South Dakota Bryon Noem. The two crossed paths in high school, according to Bryon’s profile on Kristi’s website. Bryon’s bio ...

Noem's full name is Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem and she was born in 1971 in Watertown, in east central South Dakota. The city is in Codington County about 187 miles northeast of the state's capital Pierre ...