Kristi Noem
Biography
Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem (née Arnold; born November 30, 1971) is an American politician serving since 2025 as the 8th United States secretary of homeland security. A member of the Republican Party, she served from 2019 to 2025 as the 33rd governor of South Dakota and from 2011 to 2019 represented South Dakota's at-large congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives. Born in Watertown, South Dakota, Noem began her political career in the South Dakota House of Representatives, serving from 2007 to 2011. Noem was elected as the first female governor of South Dakota in 2018 with the endorsement of President Donald Trump. She gained national attention during the COVID-19 pandemic for opposing statewide mask mandates and advocating voluntary measures. Noem has conservative positions on most domestic issues, particularly gun rights. Noem is a farmer, rancher, and member of the Civil Air Patrol. She has published two autobiographies, Not My First Rodeo: Lessons from the Heartland (2022) and No Going Back (2024), which sparked controversy for its account of her killing a young family dog and inaccurate claims about meeting with foreign leaders. Donald Trump nominated her for Secretary of Homeland Security in his second cabinet. She was confirmed in January 2025 by a Senate vote of 59–34. She also shot her puppy.
Known For & Full Filmography10 Titles
Drama Series - 2003, 16 episodes • as Self (archive footage)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.
Drama Series - 1947, 16 episodes • as Self
Meet the Press is a weekly American television news/interview program airing on NBC. It is the longest-running television series in American broadcasting history, despite bearing little resemblance to the original format of the program seen in its television debut on November 6, 1947. Meet the Press is the highest-rated of the American television Sunday morning talk shows. It has been hosted by 11 moderators, beginning with Martha Rountree. Meet the Press and similar shows specialize in interviewing national leaders on issues of politics, economics, foreign policy and other public affairs.
Drama Series - 1954, 16 episodes • as Self (archive footage)
Face The Nation with Margaret Brennan is an American Sunday morning political interview show, which premiered on the CBS television network. It is one of the longest-running news programs in television history, having debuted in 1954.
Drama Series - 1954, 16 episodes • as Self
Face The Nation with Margaret Brennan is an American Sunday morning political interview show, which premiered on the CBS television network. It is one of the longest-running news programs in television history, having debuted in 1954.
Drama Series - 2008, 16 episodes • as Self (archive footage)
The Rachel Maddow Show is a daily news and opinion television program that airs on MSNBC, running in the 9:00 pm ET timeslot. It is hosted by Rachel Maddow, who gained popularity with her frequent appearances as a liberal pundit on various MSNBC programs. It is based on her former radio show of the same name. The show debuted on September 8, 2008.
Drama Series - 2016, 16 episodes • as Self (archive footage)
Come one, come all to The Circus. This real-time documentary series pulls back the curtain on the current political stories, revealing the intense, inspiring and infuriating stories behind the headlines. Key characters and events are presented in real time, as they are happening.
Drama Series - 2025, 16 episodes • as Self
Lara Trump brings her unique insight to the stories that Americans care about and conducts in-depth interviews with the men and women who make this country great.
Movie - 2017, 2h 15m • as Self
Set in Houston, Texas, the energy capital of the world, HOT GREASE is the surprising story of how kitchen grease is opening a new green energy frontier. It is a modern-day gold rush that could yield billions of dollars in profits for the industry’s evangelists.
Movie - 2022, 2h 15m • as Self (archive footage)
Poet Layli Long Soldier crafts a searing portrait of her Oyate’s connection to the Black Hills, through first contact and broken treaties to the promise of the Land Back movement, in this lyrical testament to resilience of a nation.
Movie - 2023, 2h 15m • as Self
The first major documentary about CALVIN COOLIDGE, the man Ronald Reagan called “one of our most underrated presidents." The year 1923 brought one of the most unusual presidential inaugurations in American history. Vice President Calvin Coolidge was asleep at his childhood home in rural Vermont when the news came in: President Warren Harding was dead. By candlelight, Coolidge’s own father, a notary public, administered the oath of office to the new president. A century later, Coolidge stands as perhaps America’s most misunderstood and unjustly neglected president. A landmark new documentary film changes that