Rep. Kristi Noem, first elected to the South Dakota state house in 2006, has impressed everyone who has dealt with her.

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Gowdy and Noem seemed surprised to hear about the White House representative.

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They are adding an elected leadership position for an incoming freshman lawmaker and several senior GOP sources say they hope South Dakota's Kristi Noem, who is interested, wins the slot.

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Noem said the job came with frustrations.

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