{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://blum.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=459", "Rep. Blum Announces Service Academy Nominations", "2015-12-23", "2015", "2015-12", "Republican", "House", "IA", "Rod Blum", "B001294", "blum.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Today, Congressman Rod Blum announced he has nominated 16 Iowa students to be considered for appointments to United States Service Academies.\r\rIt is a privilege for me to nominate these 16 students for service in the United States Military, said Congressman Blum. Their willingness to serve our great nation in our armed forces is truly appreciated by the entire First District and I wish them the best as they take the next step on their journey.\r\rFor more information on the process for Service Academy Nominations please visit Congressman Blums website.\r\rBelow is a full list of the students nominated by Congressman Blum.\r\rUnited States Naval Academy\r\rGabrielle Tath, St Donatus\r\rEvan Boss, Central City\r\rFinbar Berry, Cedar Rapids\r\rAndrew Segalla, Bellevue\r\rRizwan Sidhu, Cedar Rapids\r\rJohn Taylor, Cedar Rapids\r\rGarrett Dunn, State Center\r\rPatrick Ramirez, State Center\r\rDaniel Holt, Marion\r\rAlexander Hepperle, West Union\r\rJoseph Zasadny, Walker\r\rThomas Treptau, Lansing\r\r \r\rUnited States Military Academy\r\rFinbar Berry, Cedar Rapids\r\rJonas Mason, Cedar Rapids\r\rChristian Flege, Waverly\r\rGarrett Dunn, State Center\r\rPatrick Ramirez, State Center\r\rSamuel Pisney, Cedar Rapids\r\rJoseph Zasadny, Walker\r\rZachary Gilbert, Cedar Rapids\r\r \r\rUnited States Air Force Academy\r\rSamuel Pisney, Cedar Rapids\r\rDaniel Holt, Marion\r\rThomas Treptau, Lansing\r\rFinbar Berry, Cedar Rapids\r\rPatrick Ramirez, State Center\r\rRod Blum is the Republican Congressman in Iowas 1st District. He is a member of the Budget and Oversight & Government Reform Committees.\r\r###", 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://blum.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=459"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.851324923336506, "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"}