While managing the growing business and raising her family, she continued to pursue her degree, ultimately graduating from South Dakota State University. Noem entered politics in 2006 when she was elected to the South Dakota State House of Representatives. serving two terms during her second term she served as Assistant Majority Leader and was a leader of the effort to establish a productivity based assessment system for agriculture property values, which is more exciting than it sounds. (03:01–03:08)
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Asserts that Kristi Noem began her political career in 2006 in the South Dakota State House.
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