Senate confirms Trump Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in rare weekend vote
The Senate confirmed Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) as the next Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security on Sunday during a weekend vote, as Republicans overcame efforts by Democrats to delay the process by using procedural hurdles.
Who is Kristi Noem? What to know about the new Secretary of Homeland Security
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. The new Secretary of Homeland Security is married to Bryon Noem.
Kristi Noem to be next secretary of homeland security, confirmed by Senate vote
The two term South Dakota Gov. was tapped by Trump in November and will be key in enacting the new president's mass deportation plan.