district predecessor successor birth_name birth_place children religion party term_end state_house birth_date term_start spouse image article_title state name alma_mater
south dakota al at-large 6th stephanie herseth sandlin art fryslie burt tulson kristi lynn arnold watertown , south dakota , u.s. 3 evangelicalism republican january 2010 south dakota 30 november 1971 january 3 , 2011 january 2007 bryon noem kristi noem portrait.jpg kristi noem
 south dakota kristi noem south dakota state university
kristi noem

kristi lynn noem -lrb- née arnold , born november 30 , 1971 -rrb- is the u.s. representative for , serving since january 2011 .
she is a member of the republican party and was elected to the republican leadership for the 112th congress as one of its two freshman representatives .
she previously represented the 6th district in the south dakota house of representatives for four years , serving as an assistant majority leader during her final year .
she is a farmer , rancher and small business owner by profession .
