reporter: why this year are a record number of women saying they can run in government? you know, i think it s all about not missing an opportunity. timing is everything in politics. reporter: the congresswoman s time may be now. she s regarded as the front-runner. pledging to govern with the innovation of a national lawmaker and it is transparency of a local farmer. this is about a million miles away from d.c. reporter: this is far. i live two totally different lives, that is very true. reporter: you prefer a tractor to an airplane? i do. you have control over your own destiny. reporter: a path she hoes to forge at home. kyung lah, cnn, south dakota. president trump in ohio right now. will he speak to reporters as the chaos inside his administration and his legal team grows?