"That's new and disturbing": Kristi Noem secretly took a cut of political donations

Kristi Noem accepted a cut of the money she raised for a nonprofit that promotes her political career, tax records show.

The nonprofit routed funds to a personal company of Noem 's that had recently been established in Delaware .

The payment totaled $ 80,000 that year , a significant boost to her roughly $130,000 government salary.

Noem then failed to disclose the payment to the public.

Kristi Noem received $ 80,000 fundraising fee to Noemâs LLC as payment for bringing in $ 800,000 , a 10% cut.

In 2023 , the nonprofit spent only about $220,000 of its war chest.

The nonprofit has an affiliated political committee, American Resolve PAC, that has maintained a low public profile.