Kristi Noem, the governor of South Dakota, has reportedly been selected as President-elect Donald Trump's next Department of Homeland Security Secretary.

Noem's first memoir says Rhoden took her under his wing in 2006 when she won a seat in the South Dakota House where he was serving as majority leader. He served in the Legislature for 16 years. Noem described Rhoden as “direct and honest” when she named him to her ticket for governor in 2018.