South Dakota Governor (2024)

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Kristi Noem

Kristi Noem was born to Ron and Corinne Arnold in Watertown, South Dakota, and was raised with her siblings on their family ranch and farm in rural Hamlin County. She has Norwegian ancestry. In 1990. Noem graduated from Hamlin High School and was crowned South Dakota Snow Queen.

Governor Noem raised her three children – Kassidy, Kennedy, and Booker – with her husband Bryon.

The governor of South Dakota is the chief executive of the state and is elected by the citizens every four years for no more than two consecutive terms.

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South Dakota is reliably Republican in presidential elections – only voting Democratic four times, most recently in 1964 when Lyndon Johnson won a landslide victory over Barry Goldwater. South Dakota is one of six states with the minimum three electoral votes.

There are nine federally recognized American Indian tribes within the SD borders. The state's population by race and Hispanic origin is 84.4% White, 9% American Indian (AI), 2.4% Black, 1.7% Asian, 2.4% Two or More Races and 4.1% Hispanic or Latino. The population by sex is 49.5% female and 50.5% male.

South Dakota has a population of about 880,000 people and is the 16th-largest state in terms of total land area among the 50 states in the United States. The quality of life in SD is one of the best in the country. In addition, South Dakota ranks as one of the happiest and most interesting states in the country.

The 14,000-square-foot (1,300 m²) residence is on the east shore of Capitol Lake, at 119 North Washington Avenue, in Pierre, South Dakota. Mike Rounds was the inaugural resident. The current resident of the mansion is Kristi Noem.

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Kneip memorably did launch his 1970 campaign for governor with radio ads asking "What is a Kneip?". Taking office two days shy of his 38th birthday, Kneip is the youngest governor the state has ever elected.

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Gubernatorial Term limits

In New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin the governor can serve for an unlimited amount of time with no restriction of any kind.

Noem is the 33rd and current Governor of South Dakota since 2019. She was the U.S. Representative for South Dakota's at-large congressional district from 2011 to 2019. Before, she was a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives for the 6th district from 2007 to 2011.

Douglas James Burgum (born August 1, 1956) is an American businessman and politician serving since 2016 as the 33rd governor of North Dakota. He is among the wealthiest governors in the United States and has an estimated net worth of $100 million according to Forbes. He is a member of the Republican Party.

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According to the 2022 census estimate, the racial composition of the population was: 84.2% White alone, percent. 2.6% Black or African American alone, percent. 8.5% American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent.

The visitor center is located on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and flies the flag of the Oglala Sioux Tribe accordingly.

These nine tribes are the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe, the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe, the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, the Oglala Sioux Tribe, the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, and the Yankton Sioux Tribe.

The earliest settlers in South Dakota territory were British and French fur traders who entered the region either via the upper Mississippi valley or along the upper Missouri valley. Shortly thereafter, settlers from the Midwest and New England regions of the United States and immigrants from Europe arrived.