Rep.-elect Noem picks chief of staff

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Rep.-elect Kristi Noem has picked her congressional chief of staff.

Noem announced Thursday that Jordan Stoick (STOY'-ick) will manage the process of setting up her offices in South Dakota and Washington, D.C. before assuming the role of chief of staff after Noem is sworn in on Jan. 5.

Stoick, a Mobridge native, is currently vice president of a Washington, D.C. public relations firm.

He recently served as communications director for U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi.

He also served as press secretary for the Senate Republican Conference, Rep. Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia and former Rep. Bob Beauprez of Colorado.

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