Noem touts South Dakota’s conservative successes ‘can bring hope to the rest of the country’

Ahead of her inauguration for a second term steering South Dakota, Republican Gov. Kristi Noem says her state’s conservative successes "can bring hope to the rest of the country."

Noem, a conservative congresswoman who spent eight years in the House of Representatives before winning South Dakota’s governorship in 2018, was overwhelming re-elected in November in the reliably red state. 

Pundits view Noem as a possible contender for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, or as a potential running mate.