Ethics Board Claims GOP Governor May Have ‘Engaged in Misconduct’

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) is suspected of engaging in misconduct, according to an ethics board.

On Tuesday, The Associated Press reported that an ethics board in South Dakota claimed it has sufficient information showing Noem could have “engaged in misconduct” when she became involved with her daughter’s application for a real estate appraiser license.

The outlet noted that three retired judges on the Government Accountability Board declared “appropriate action” could be taken against Noem for her role in her daughter’s application.

Noem is reportedly facing allegations of “misconduct” related to “conflicts of interest” and “malfeasance.”

The board voted unanimously to give Noem a chance to defend herself, as The Associated Press reported.

Additionally, the board will release the complaint over the license after some sections have been redacted.

In September 2021, The Associated Press reported just days before an agency moved to deny her daughter’s application, Noem called to her office the state employee in charge of the agency, the woman’s direct supervisor and the state labor secretary.

Noem’s daughter was also reportedly in attendance.

Four months after the meeting, her daughter obtained the certification.

Spokesman Ian Fury said in a statement