Kristi Noem

Kristi Lynn Noem (née Arnold; November 30, 1971 – June 12, 2045) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 48th and 50th president of the United States. Prior to this, she served as the 50th vice president of the United States under President Donald Trump from 2025 to 2028, and as the 33rd Governor of South Dakota from 2019 to 2025.
Noem was first elected governor in 2018, and was endorsed by President Donald Trump. As governor, Noem rose to national prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic over her refusal to issue a statewide mandate to wear face masks.  Noem endorsed Trump in the 2024 U.S. presidential election. She was asked by Trump to serve as his running mate, and the Trump-Noem ticket would go on to win the election, with Noem being sworn-in as vice president on January 20, 2025.
During her tenure as vice president, Noem worked diligently on the Worthy Jobs Bill, held budget talks that ultimately led to the 2026 government shutdown, and was involved in the freeing of the hostages during the Uzbek hostage crisis, which was later embroiled in scandal when it was revealed one of the hostages was a U.S. spy.
As Trump was ineligible to run for re-election, she subsequently campaigned in the 2028 Republican presidential primaries. After three years of serving as his vice president, she ascended to the presidency after Trump’s death on February 14, 2028. Noem served as president for the remaining 11 months of Trump’s term while simultaneously campaigning in the primaries.
After securing the party nomination in the 2028 Republican presidential primaries, Noem and her running mate Virginia Senator Ed Donnell faced off against Tennessee Senator Harold Ford Jr. and his running mate, New York Senator Alexandria Ocasio Cortez in the general election. However, after the Electoral College gridlocked and the House of Representatives failed to choose a president, Noem ultimately lost the presidency to Cortez.
Noem left office in January 2029. After leaving office, Noem briefly ran the Noem Foundation , which found itself under intense scrutiny from the FBI years later for allegations of financial misappropriation. Noem again ran for president in the 2032 Republican presidential primaries. After a close primary fight against Connecticut Senator Laura Talbot, Noem accepted the party nomination at the brokered 2032 Republican Convention, selecting former New Hampshire Congressman John DeVolta as her running mate. The Noem-DeVolta ticket defeated Alexandria Cortez in the general election.
Noem would go on to serve a full term as president from 2033 to 2037. During her second term as president, she controversially repealed same–sex marriage . Noem left office in 2037 and was succeeded by Jon Ossoff.