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Kristi Noem Net Worth: How Rich is South Dakota’s Governor?

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Kristi Noem Net Worth

Kristi Noem is a 50 years old American politician who is currently serving as the 33rd governor of South Dakota. Noem is the first female governor of South Dakota who was elected in 2018. Previously she served as the United States representative for South Dakota’s at-large congressional district, and the South Dakota House of Representatives. As of 2023, Kristi Noem net worth is estimated to be around $4 million.

Full Name Kristi Lynn Noem
Date of Birth November 30, 1971
Place of Birth Watertown, South Dakota, United States
Occupation Politician
Husband Bryon Noem
Net Worth $4 million

Career Highlights

  • Kristi Noem has been serving as the governor of South Dakota since 2018.
  • She is a lifelong rancher, farmer, and small business owner.
  • She represented South Dakota’s 6th district in the House of Representatives. During her time in Congress, she helped pass the Tax cuts and Jobs Act.
  • In 2018, she ran for the governor of South Dakota and won against Democrat Billie Sutton 51 to 47.6% in the general election.
  • Kristi has an estimated net worth of $4 million.

Early life & Education

Kristi Noem was born on the 30th of November, 1971 in Watertown, South Dakota to parents, Ron and Corinne Arnold. Her parents and her siblings raised her in rural Hamlin County on their family ranch. Noem became a high school graduate in 1990. She got to work on her public speaking and promotional skills after she competed for the South Dakota Snow Queen title, which she won.

In 1990, she joined Northern State University and obtained a University degree in 1994. After she lost her father in a farm machinery accident, she joined the Watertown campus of Mount Marty College, and also took online classes from the University of South Dakota.

Kristi Noem Net Worth & Career in Politics

 

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Kristi won a seat in the South Dakota House of Representatives in 2006. At that time, she represented the 6th district as a Republican and won 39% of the vote in 2006. She was re-elected again in 2008 with 41% of the vote. In 2007, she was appointed as an assistant majority leader, which she served for four years until 2010. During her working tenure, she sponsored bills to lower the age of compulsory education to 16 in South Dakota.

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Noem ran in the U. S. House of Representatives for the South Dakota’s at-large seat in 2010. She eventually won the Republican primary receiving a 42% of the vote against State Representative, Blake Curd. In 2012, she was re-elected to a second term where she defeated Democrat, Mattew Varilek with a vote margin of 57 to 43 percent.

Noem was again reelected to a third and fourth term in 2014 and 2016. She became the second woman of House GOP leadership after she was elected as liaison to the House Republican leadership in 2011 by the House Republican 87-member freshman class.

Kristi announced in November 2016 that she would be running for governor of South Dakota in 2018. She ultimately defeated Marty Jackley in the June 5 Republican primary with a 56 to 44 percent vote margin. In November 2021, she announced that she would be running for reelection as governor. On January 5, 2019, she was sworn in as the governor of South Dakota.

During the 2020 presidential election, she claimed that Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump with widespread voter fraud. She still remained in her words after Joe Biden was inaugurated in January, where she refused to accept that the election was free and fair. Noem was supposed to be one of Donald Trump’s three presidential electors for South Dakota; however, later she withdrew.

Kristi Noem’s Husband & Personal Life

Kristi Noem's Husband- Byron Noem

Kristi Noem has been married to Bryon Noem since 1992. Together the pair is blessed with three kids; two daughters and a son. She is currently living on a ranch near Castlewood, South Dakota with her family. In 2011, she had moved from South Dakota to Washington to take her congressional office.

Kristi Noem Net Worth Timeline

Year Kristi Noem Net Worth (estimated)
until 2019 $1.9 million
2020 $2.2 million
2021 $2.6 million
2022/ start of 2023 $4 million

Kristi Noem’s personal earnings is estimated to be around $4 million as of 2022. As a governor of South Dakota, she is currently making $118,728 a year. In November 2021, she signed House Bill 1232 into law to raise the governor’s annual pay to $130,000 and Attorney General’s pay to $125,000.

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