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South Dakota Governor Kristi Noemis one of the Republican's most popular politicians. She is 50 years old and she runs for re-election against Democrat Jamie xx this fall and she is expected to win her second term. And many believe she will be a candidate for the White House after her governor's mansion.
The gnome is popular with Republicans across the country for her conservative Bonafid. She refused to impose a strict blockade during the COVID-19 pandemic and attempted to pass an abortion ban from the moment the fetal heartbeat was detected (stopped by legislators of her own party). Strongly supporting the Keystone pipeline, the billprohibits transgender athletesfrom participating in high school and high school girls' sports.
She is also a frank supporter of Donald Trump.
Last week she published her memoir "Not My First Rodeo: Lessons from Heartland" and her readers (and voters). To see the life that made her herself.
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Most of her life in Noem is
28} There were three things: faith, family, and agriculture. Born and raised on a ranch, Nome is a spontaneous, hard-working, gravel, trusting God, valuing land, and a lesson-rich girlfriend in her life about loving her neighbors. Explains his childhood. The natural consequences of her ranch life to her political life are not to be missed.
No one seems to be as close to her gnome as her father, Ron Arnold, who she writes with deep respect and worship. "Growing up with a father like me was rewarding, inspiring, frustrating and inspiring," she writes. Her book is full of stories that prove it.
However, when Nome was 22 and became pregnant with her first child for eight months, Ron Arnold died in a truly tragic agricultural accident. "Dad was buried alive under a lot of cold and moist corn," she was astonished at the event and recalled her tragic story.
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Cover of Governor Kristi Noem's memoirs(Courtesy of Kristi Noem / Hachette Book Group)
The tragedy has become a decisive moment in her life. "I vowed not to waste time on things that aren't important in the end," she wrote about the aftermath of his death. "I lived every day with a purpose. I aimed to serve my family, neighbors, states, and nations in the best possible way."
Because my father is gone It was up to Nome to keep the farm running. She unknowingly embarked on her political journey as she learned her way of doing it.
"People ask how I got involved in government and politics, because of that tragic situation," Nome told Fox News Digital in an interview. .. "My dad consistently said," We won't complain about things, we fix them.
She started attending farm policy meetings and was a former senator of the state. I got acquainted with Democratic Senator Tom Daschle, "I knew my goal was to run me as a Democrat," she wrote.
What she did in 2006 as a Republican member of the Legislature. She won and was elected to the US Congress after four years of serviceIn her book, Nome was a gnome for Republicans inside and outside the state to look for a national position. It describes the great pressure on the country. And the difficult and prayerful process she and her family experienced to embark. From her gnome writings, it is clear that she believes that running for Congress is part of God's plan.
"We are worried that we may be disobedient to what God wants us to do," she told her when her husband was struggling to make a decision. I remember what I said.
Kristi Noem at Reagan Ranch in October 2021 Governor.(Young Americas Foundation)
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Upon arriving in Washington, much of Nome's energy was spent advocating a federal government'sagricultural policy to protect American farmersIn her book, she enthusiastically writes about the importance of doing these policies correctly.
"Managing our food supply is an important national security issue. It intensifies competition among Americans and lowers prices. Smallholders are as valuable as largeholders. Yes, it deserves a fair competition ... [W] We need to diversify the domestic food industry and not allow such a degree of integration. We have lost all family-owned farmers. , That one big company or stakeholder controls our food production. "
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During the tea party era, the nom measures that served in Congress at the time of all spending were highly scrutinized. In such an environment, it was very difficult to pass an agricultural bill. Nome says he had to publicly blame then-majority leader Eric Canter on the house floor to move the bill forward. He then rebuked her in his office, but she writes with recognizable pride in the episode.
After spending eight years in Washington, Nome was ready to go home and she became the first female governor of South Dakota in 2018. She writes that in Donald Trump's 2016 election, she gave the green light she needed to make that decision.