{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://cole.house.gov/media/press-releases/cole-announces-2026-military-academy-appointees", "Cole Announces 2026 Military Academy Appointees", "2026-06-03", "2026", "2026-06", "Republican", "House", "OK", "Tom Cole", "C001053", "cole.house.gov", "cole", "https://cole.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | CONTACT: Olivia Porcaro 202-225-6165\n\nOklahoma \u2013 Today, Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) announced the names of the 2026 Military Academy appointees from Oklahoma\u2019s Fourth District who received and accepted appointments for entry into one of our nation\u2019s prestigious military academies. These academies include the United States Air Force Academy, the United States Merchant Marine Academy, and the United States Naval Academy.\n\nCongressman Cole, along with the help of his staff, selected these appointees by hand and met with them last week.\n\nAfter meeting with the appointees, Congressman Cole said, \u201cThose who answer the call to serve are our nation\u2019s finest \u2013 and that includes these eight young Oklahomans. I am so proud of these men and women for their choice to attend a challenging yet rewarding military academy. They really are some of the best and brightest and I have no doubt that they will go on to do amazing things serving our country as part of the Armed Forces.\u201d\n\nThe list below includes the names and high school information of the appointees, as well as the academies to which they have been appointed.\n\nUnited States Air Force Academy\n\nBrandon Heckethorn \u2013 Lone Grove High School\n\nTessa Inman \u2013 Lindsay High School\n\nSimon Marchesano \u2013 Moore High School (Also was offered the U.S. Naval Academy)\n\nGregory Williams \u2013 Norman North High School\n\nUnited States Merchant Marine Academy\n\nJoseph McCormick \u2013 McCormick Home School\n\nUnited States Naval Academy\n\nJulianna Chesnut \u2013 Rush Springs High School (Also was offered U.S. Military Academy at West Point)\n\nGracie Ragland \u2013 Byng High School\n\nEzekiel Stoda \u2013 Blanchard High School (Also was offered U.S. Military Academy at West Point)", 1, "2026-06-27T21:44:12Z", "2026-06-27T22:11:26Z"]], "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://cole.house.gov/media/press-releases/cole-announces-2026-military-academy-appointees"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7082449737936258, "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"}