"He's legitimately legit," said Republican state Rep. Greg Jamison, of Sioux Falls, one of five House majority whips, calling Rhoden "a real reflection on South Dakota and how anybody from across the country would perceive our state."

South Dakota's first female governor, Kristi Noem, has secured a position within Donald Trump’s coveted entourage as the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security in his forthcoming cabinet, a