SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELOLAND) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is scheduled to be on Capitol Hill Jan. 15 in Washington for a nomination hearing before the Senate’s Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs.

The Republican governor is President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to be secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. The Jan. 15 date immediately follows the annual State of the State speech on Jan. 14 in South Dakota’s capital of Pierre that’s traditionally delivered by the state’s governor; there is no public indication anyone other than Noem will give the address.

If and when Noem becomes Homeland Security secretary, she will necessarily have to leave her position as South Dakota governor; it’s not possible to hold both roles. Noem said in November that she immediately accepted Trump’s appointment, and in the event of her resignation, current Lt. Gov. Larry Rhoden would become South Dakota governor.

The U.S. Constitution stipulates that the president “shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States.” The balance of power in the 119th Congress will include a 53-47 advantage for Republicans.

Current Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas was confirmed on Feb. 2, 2021 in a 56-43 vote.