Long before the affair rumors and the congressional hearings, Bryon Noem was just a kid from rural South Dakota. He grew up between Bryant and Lake Norden in Hamlin County — hauling bales, cleaning barns, pitching hay, and swimming in creeks.
Bryon Noem poses with family | Source: Instagram/kristinoem
He graduated from Hamlin High School in 1988 and went on to earn his degree from Northern State University in 1993, just a year after marrying his high school sweetheart, Kristi Arnold.