Article continues below advertisementBryon Noem Is a South Dakota NativeSource: @sdbryonnoem/InstagramBryon and Kristi Noem have been married for 34 years.While Kristi Noem is a frequent headline-maker, her husband, Bryon Noem, keeps a relatively private profile.Bryon, who became South Dakota's first-ever First Gentleman in 2019, grew up on a farm in Hamlin County, South Dakota."It's where I learned the values of hard work and self-reliance," he said of his hometown.