The rally was the first of several planned campaign stops Noem is making Thursday in Maine and neighboring New Hampshire. South Dakota state troopers who travel with the governor immediately sprung into action to ensure the governor’s safety. “Two South Dakota Highway Patrol troopers, who were serving as the governor’s security detail Wednesday in Maine, encountered a person brandishing a weapon in an area where the governor and others were located,” Tony Mangan, spokesman for the Highway Patrol, said in a statement. Neither Noem nor the troopers protecting her were harmed in the incident.