{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://adams.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/adams-announces-12th-district-congressional-app-challenge-winner", "Adams Announces 12th District Congressional App Challenge Winner", "2017-12-08", "2017", "2017-12", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "Alma Adams", "A000370", "adams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Charlotte, N.C.\u2014During National Computer Science Week, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) is excited to announce the winner of the Congressional App Challenge (CAC) from North Carolina\u2019s 12th Congressional District, Vietfu Tang. Mr. Tang is a student at Phillip O. Berry Academy of Technology in Charlotte. His app, called Alacrity, is designed to help people prepare for natural disasters.\n\u201cSTEM education is crucial to developing a workforce that is prepared for the jobs of the future\u201d\u00a0said Congresswoman Adams. \u201cComputer science and tech are two of the fastest growing fields and this competition encourages creativity and innovation from students at a young age. I\u2019m proud to have an exceptional student like Mr. Tang representing the 12th District. As Congress prepares to consider the Higher Education Act, we must ensure our commitment to STEM education and workforce development is unwavering.\u201d\n\u201cOne of my teachers introduced me to the competition and I\u2019m glad to participate. This is the second app competition I\u2019ve competed in and throughout both I\u2019ve enjoyed the app development process and I especially enjoyed being able to exercise my skills in problem solving and creative thinking to tackle a real world problem,\u201d said Vietfu Tang.\nTang is currently a member of the startup company Eclect, Inc. that helps develop solutions for local people and businesses. He intends to pursue a degree in computer science at a university next fall.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://adams.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/adams-announces-12th-district-congressional-app-challenge-winner"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6235581133514643, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}