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Kristi Noem

Republican · US Secretary of Homeland Security

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Wikipedia snapshot of Kristi Noem on 2026-09-06
Sep 06, 2026
2 edits by 2 editors
net +54c · 54c churn · biggest single: 54c
Top editors this week
  1. 1 edit — Umutdyb
  2. 1 edit — Gjb0zWxOb
What changed

The only change visible in this diff is the addition of `|access-date=September 2, 2026` to the Bloomberg News citation in the first reference of the article's opening paragraph. No factual claims, dates, names, or other content were altered.

Wikipedia snapshot of Kristi Noem on 2026-08-30
Aug 30, 2026
6 edits by 5 editors (avg 1.2 per editor)
net +63c · 71c churn · biggest single: 35c
Top editors this week
  1. 2 edits — AlsoWukai
  2. 1 edit — Sehelper
  3. 1 edit — Synth Legend
  4. 1 edit — Francisco Kuilan
  5. 1 edit — CMBGAMER 2018
What changed

The infobox field for children was changed from the word "Three" to the numeral "3." A typo in the section heading "Early life and eduaction" was corrected to "Early life and education." No other factual claims, dates, names, or quoted material differ between the two versions.

Wikipedia snapshot of Kristi Noem on 2026-08-23
Aug 23, 2026
5 edits by 5 editors
net -349c · 1,663c churn · biggest single: 1006c
Top editors this week
  1. 1 edit — Wamalotpark
  2. 1 edit — MediaKyle
  3. 1 edit — Derek R Bullamore
  4. 1 edit — Pac Veten
  5. 1 edit — AdaCiccone
What changed

The citation for Noem's divorce was expanded to include structured metadata fields (title, first/last name of author, website, and access-date). The value in the "children" infobox field changed from the numeral "3" to the word "Three." The description field for the audio file changed `<br>` to `<br />`. These changes are spread across the infobox and a media file parameter, with no changes to the body text of the article.

Wikipedia snapshot of Kristi Noem on 2026-08-16
Aug 16, 2026
4 edits by 4 editors
net -40c · 40c churn · biggest single: 40c
Top editors this week
  1. 1 edit — Mliv717
  2. 1 edit — CMBGAMER 2018
  3. 1 edit — AlsoWukai
  4. 1 edit — GroundclothDilemma
What changed

The infobox marriage field for Bryon Noem was updated to include an end date of 2026 with a separation marker, along with a reference to a USA Today article about their divorce. No changes were made to the body text of the article. The edit was confined entirely to the infobox section.

Wikipedia snapshot of Kristi Noem on 2026-08-02
Aug 02, 2026
3 edits by 3 editors
net -7c · 47c churn · biggest single: 27c
Top editors this week
  1. 1 edit — Batong1930
  2. 1 edit — JJMC89 bot III
  3. 1 edit — BD2412
What changed

The only change is in the citation for "The Hill" newspaper: the wikilink was updated from `[[The Hill]]` to `[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]`, which adds the disambiguation format to the internal link while keeping the displayed text the same. This single change accounts for the small net character difference and is confined to one footnote reference in the opening paragraph.

Wikipedia snapshot of Kristi Noem on 2026-07-26
Jul 26, 2026
6 edits by 3 editors (avg 2.0 per editor)
net +197c · 197c churn · biggest single: 164c
Top editors this week
  1. 4 edits — AadamentAardvark
  2. 1 edit — NicholasGian25
  3. 1 edit — AlsoWukai
Wikipedia snapshot of Kristi Noem on 2026-07-19
Jul 19, 2026
6 edits by 4 editors (avg 1.5 per editor)
net -322c · 338c churn · biggest single: 159c
Top editors this week
  1. 3 edits — AadamentAardvark
  2. 1 edit — Synth Legend
  3. 1 edit — GreenC bot
  4. 1 edit — AlsoWukai
What changed

The opening biographical description was rewritten: the older version describes Noem as having "served" as Secretary of Homeland Security "from 2025 to 2026," while the newer version describes her as currently "serving as the United States special envoy for the Shield of the Americas since 2026," with her DHS tenure moved to a secondary clause. Two new citations were added in the newer version referencing her Shield of the Americas appointment (The Hill, March 5, 2026) and her envoy role tour (Reuters, March 25, 2026). The phrase describing her immigration policies as generating "controversies" was slightly condensed, removing the specific "Abolish ICE" wikilink tag and two footnotes referencing an FBI criticism and a fired DHS worker lawsuit.

Wikipedia snapshot of Kristi Noem on 2026-07-12
Jul 12, 2026
402 edits by 168 editors (avg 2.4 per editor)
net +23285c · 103,267c churn · biggest single: 11414c
Top editors this week
  1. 39 edits — RogerYg
  2. 28 edits — ElijahPepe
  3. 24 edits — AlsoWukai
  4. 21 edits — CMBGAMER 2018
  5. 9 edits — CSGinger14
What changed

The infobox was restructured so that Noem's current position changed from "United States Secretary of Homeland Security" (with a term ending March 24, 2026) to "United States Special Envoy for the Shield of the Americas" (with a term start of March 24, 2026), and her former DHS Secretary role was moved to a secondary office field labeled "office1." A new successor field was added for the DHS Secretary position, naming Markwayne Mullin, which was absent in the earlier version. The changes are concentrated entirely in the infobox section, with no alterations to article body text visible in this diff.

Wikipedia snapshot of Kristi Noem on 2026-07-05
Jul 05, 2026
499+ edits by 200 editors (avg 2.5 per editor)
net +31417c · 88,709c churn · biggest single: 2397c
Top editors this week
  1. 44 edits — AlsoWukai
  2. 25 edits — Rochambeau1783
  3. 25 edits — RogerYg
  4. 15 edits — GoodDay
  5. 10 edits — Yasslaywikia
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What changed

The infobox was updated to reflect Noem's confirmed role as U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, with a specific start date of January 25, 2025, the addition of deputy Troy Edgar, and her predecessor Alejandro Mayorkas, replacing placeholder or "presumptive" language. Her term as Governor of South Dakota was given a concrete end date of January 25, 2025, and Larry Rhoden was listed as her successor. The short description was changed from "Governor of South Dakota since 2019" to "American politician (born 1971)," and the military service fields (allegiance, branch, service years, rank of Lieutenant Colonel) were removed from the infobox.

Wikipedia snapshot of Kristi Noem on 2026-06-28
Jun 28, 2026
499+ edits by 132 editors (avg 3.8 per editor)
net +31966c · 122,910c churn · biggest single: 11936c
Top editors this week
  1. 111 edits — Starship.paint
  2. 32 edits — AlsoWukai
  3. 29 edits — RogerYg
  4. 27 edits — Some1
  5. 19 edits — Lighthumormonger
⚠ edit cap hit — count may be higher
What changed

The infobox was restructured: the newer version adds a "United States Secretary of Homeland Security" office entry with Donald Trump listed as president and Alejandro Mayorkas as predecessor, while the older version does not include this role. The governor office entry was reorganized, with the newer version splitting the South Dakota legislative district position into a separate numbered entry (order4) and adding explicit field labels like `state_house4` and `district4`. Several infobox fields present in the older version were removed in the newer version, including `alma_mater`, `allegiance`, `branch`, `serviceyears`, `rank`, `module` (the audio file), and `caption` referencing "Noem in 2022," while a new `caption` field reading "Official portrait, 2023" and a `signature` field were added.

Wikipedia snapshot of Kristi Noem on 2026-06-21
Jun 21, 2026
499+ edits by 175 editors (avg 2.9 per editor)
net +51309c · 183,169c churn · biggest single: 23158c
Top editors this week
  1. 54 edits — AlsoWukai
  2. 24 edits — Activist
  3. 20 edits — Smilingbandit
  4. 19 edits — Instant Comma
  5. 17 edits — Hipal
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What changed

The infobox was updated with a new portrait image, a caption field ("Official portrait, 2023"), and an occupation field ("Farmer, rancher, politician") was removed in one version. The term end date for Noem's South Dakota House seat changed from "January 11, 2011" to "January 3, 2011." The opening paragraph was reworded, changing "serving as the 33rd governor of South Dakota since January 5, 2019" to "who became the 33rd governor of South Dakota in 2019," and a Political POV tag was added at the top of one version.

Wikipedia snapshot of Kristi Noem on 2026-06-14
Jun 14, 2026
499+ edits by 235 editors (avg 2.1 per editor)
net +20554c · 1,009,612c churn · biggest single: 101388c
Top editors this week
  1. 28 edits — AlsoWukai
  2. 22 edits — Philip Cross
  3. 16 edits — Thenightaway
  4. 16 edits — Treybien2
  5. 14 edits — PerpetuityGrat
⚠ edit cap hit — count may be higher
What changed

The infobox was updated to use a cropped version of the image, and the birth place field was simplified from "Watertown, South Dakota, U.S." with a separate South Dakota link to just "Watertown, South Dakota, U.S." as a single link. An "occupation" field listing "Farmer, rancher, politician" was added to the infobox, and the "alma mater" field was replaced with an "education" field using different formatting. A Political POV tag was added to the top of the article.

Wikipedia snapshot of Kristi Noem on 2026-06-07
Jun 07, 2026
499+ edits by 136 editors (avg 3.7 per editor)
net +18397c · 350,871c churn · biggest single: 21195c
Top editors this week
  1. 89 edits — 38.18.118.10
  2. 29 edits — Sven Asterix
  3. 27 edits — Pemilligan
  4. 27 edits — AlsoWukai
  5. 20 edits — Steve M
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What changed

The infobox image was changed from "Kristi Noem portrait (cropped).jpg" to "Kristi Noem (50364970323).jpg" and the caption was removed. In the body text, "a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives" gained the specification "for the 6th district," and the tweet citation date was corrected from "2020-08-14" to "July 16, 2020." A new sentence was added describing Noem's approach during the COVID-19 pandemic, including details about mask mandates, large gatherings, and related policy decisions, and the Argus Leader citation gained archive URL and url-status fields.

Wikipedia snapshot of Kristi Noem on 2026-05-31
May 31, 2026
499+ edits by 253 editors (avg 2.0 per editor)
net +25290c · 84,314c churn · biggest single: 13333c
Top editors this week
  1. 23 edits — AlsoWukai
  2. 19 edits — Thenightaway
  3. 18 edits — Pemilligan
  4. 13 edits — GoodDay
  5. 12 edits — Koncurrentkat
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What changed

The infobox was updated to reflect Noem's role as 33rd Governor of South Dakota (with term start January 5, 2019, predecessor Dennis Daugaard, and lieutenant Larry Rhoden), replacing her previous description as U.S. Representative; fields for spouse, children, and residence were added, and predecessor/successor entries for her state house district were added (Art Fryslie and Burt Tulson). The opening paragraph was rewritten to identify her as governor since January 5, 2019 rather than as U.S. Representative since 2011, and a sentence was added stating she is South Dakota's first female governor. A footnote citing a tweet by Noem and a news citation from the Argus Leader were added to the introduction.

Wikipedia snapshot of Kristi Noem on 2026-05-24
May 24, 2026
499+ edits by 218 editors (avg 2.3 per editor)
net +16913c · 69,869c churn · biggest single: 2282c
Top editors this week
  1. 52 edits — KeptSouth
  2. 32 edits — Arbor8
  3. 19 edits — Therequiembellishere
  4. 17 edits — Koncurrentkat
  5. 16 edits — Pvmoutside
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What changed

The infobox was substantially restructured, switching from `{{Infobox Congresswoman}}` to `{{Infobox officeholder}}`, with fields renamed and reorganized; specific details added include more precise term dates for the South Dakota House seat (January 9, 2007 to January 11, 2011), predecessor and successor names for that seat (Art Fryslie and Burt Tulson), and co-representatives (Paul Nelson and Brock L. Greenfield). The introductory paragraph was rewritten: the newer version identifies Noem as "Kristi Lynn Noem (née Arnold)" with IPA pronunciation, adds a reference to her being the 2018 Republican gubernatorial nominee, and removes the mention of her House Republican Leadership appointment and "Freshman Representatives" designation. Several personal infobox fields present in the older version — profession, spouse, children, residence, religion — were removed from the newer version.

Wikipedia snapshot of Kristi Noem on 2026-05-17
May 17, 2026
499+ edits by 99 editors (avg 5.0 per editor)
net +24326c · 105,848c churn · biggest single: 2575c
Top editors this week
  1. 145 edits — Corbridge
  2. 76 edits — Arbor8
  3. 33 edits — InaMaka
  4. 24 edits — AlexiusHoratius
  5. 14 edits — 72.177.49.70
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What changed

The infobox was substantially expanded in the newer version to include additional fields such as religion (Evangelical Christian), children (3), a second state house district entry with term dates, and a more specific birthplace (Watertown, South Dakota rather than Hamlin County). The newer version also adds reference citations throughout, including a Congressional Quarterly source labeled "CQ," and expands her listed professions to include "Hunting lodge owner" and "Restaurant manager" alongside farmer and rancher. The introductory paragraph was rewritten to identify her as U.S. Representative for the at-large congressional district and adds details about her appointment to House Republican Leadership for the 112th Congress, while the early life section gains specific details about her educational institutions and the circumstances of leaving college.

Wikipedia snapshot of Kristi Noem on 2026-05-11
May 11, 2026
99 edits by 25 editors (avg 4.0 per editor)
net +4593c
What changed

The article gained a substantial amount of content, including: - A new infobox field for "place of birth" which changed the location from Charleston, South Carolina to Hamlin County, South Dakota (with a "Citation needed" tag) - A new sentence specifying that Noem is the Republican nominee for South Dakota's At Large Congressional District, rather than the 1st district - A rewritten paragraph about Noem's 2010 Republican primary victory, with additional details about her opponents and their endorsements - A new section header "Congressional campaign" and the main article link for "United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota, 2010" - A new sentence about Noem's other Republican opponents endorsing her after the primary The changes are concentrated in the early part of the article, in the infobox and the first few paragraphs about Noem's political career.