{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://coffman.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2413", "Coffman Nominates Students to Service Academies", "2017-12-15", "2017", "2017-12", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Mike Coffman", "C001077", "coffman.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Aurora, CO Today, U.S. Representative Mike Coffman announced the names of forty four outstanding students from Colorados Sixth Congressional District whom he has nominated to the U.S. Air Force Academy, the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, the U.S. Military Academy, and the U.S. Naval Academy.As a Marine Corps combat veteran, having the opportunity to nominate these young men and women, who will be the future military leaders of our country, is one of my highest honors, said Coffman. Every year, I am impressed by the caliber of candidates, and I know these outstanding nominees will represent Colorado, and our country well.  Every applicant was interviewed and then rigorously evaluated on factors including academic and athletic achievements, extra-curricular activities, character, and motivation. These nominees will now begin the next phase of the process and compete against other nominees from across the country for an actual appointment to the respective academies. The following is a list of the Sixth Congressional District nominees for the class of 2022: U.S. Air Force Academy  \r\nBrockman, Elijah     Eaglecrest High School\t  \r\nCordero, Cray       Mountain Vista High School  \r\nDiethorn, Kyle       Highlands Ranch High School  \r\nDouglas, Chase      Arapahoe High School  \r\nDuncan, Elton       St. Johns Military School  \r\nFantle, Sarah        Littleton High School  \r\nHerold, James       Cherry Creek High School  \r\nKim, Jane           Smoky Hill High School  \r\nLayne, Austin       Regis Jesuit High School  \r\nLennert, Veronica    Regis Jesuit High School  \r\nMcCloskey, Thomas  Mountain Vista High School  \r\nNats, Kaitlin        Mountain Vista High School  \r\nOsoba, Keelyn       Rock Canyon High School  \r\nRandolph, Caleb     Grandview High School  \r\nRobinson, Levi      Rangeview High School  \r\nRollison, Benjamin   Woodside Baptist School  \r\nSmith, Delaney      Cherry Creek High School  \r\nUm, Chanell        Cherokee Trail High School  \r\nVestecka, Kyle      Bishop Machebeuf High School  \r\nWhite, Taylor       Thunder Ridge High School U.S. Merchant Marine Academy  \r\nBachman, Bryce       Discovery Canyon High School\t  \r\nBauer, Chase          Elizabeth High School  \r\nCozad, David          Mountain Vista High School  \r\nFenwick, Nicholas\t\tJ.K.  Mullen High School U.S. Naval Academy  \r\nBui, Catherine     Arvada Senior High School  \r\nDampier, Jackson  Cherokee Trail High School  \r\nde Bastos, Ricardo Cherry Creek High School  \r\nFox, Matthew     Grandview High School  \r\nGordon, Meghan   Mountain Vista High School  \r\nHogan, Ryan\t\t\tKent  Denver High School  \r\nKenney, Jackson   Cherokee Trail High School  \r\nMarpaung, Mark   Rangeview High School  \r\nOlesky, Avraham   Denver Jewish Day School   \r\nVafides, Matthew   Grandview High School U.S. Military Academy  \r\nBarnes, Michael    Colorado Early Colleges  \r\nFoster, Caden      Mountain Vista High School  \r\nHowell, Mikayla    Highlands Ranch High School  \r\nGarrison, Parker    Rock Canyon High School  \r\nMcCurdy, Jordan   Cherry Creek High School  \r\nMessner, Thomas   Colorado Academy  \r\nNaumann, William  Arapahoe High School  \r\nNolta, Landon      Mountain Vista High School  \r\nNun, Dylan        Legacy High School  \r\nPark, Jay          Cherry Creek High School Coffman is the only veteran in the Colorado Congressional delegation. Coffman represents the 6th Congressional District of Colorado and serves on the Veterans Affairs Committee and the Armed Services Committee where he is the Chairman for the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.", 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://coffman.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2413"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5577690210193396, "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"}