{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://davidson.house.gov/2016/12/davidson-announces-us-service-academy-nominations", "Davidson Announces U.S. Service Academy Nominations", "2016-12-14", "2016", "2016-12", "Republican", "House", "OH", "Warren Davidson", "D000626", "davidson.house.gov", "davidson", "https://davidson.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Media Contact: Alexei Woltornist \u2013 (202)225-6205\n\nFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE\n\nTroy, OH - Congressman Warren Davidson (R-OH) announced the nomination of 19 students of the 8th District for the United States Service Academies. The congressman will personally congratulate the nominees at a ceremony on Sunday, January 8. Securing a nomination, either Congressional or from another nominating source, is a required step in the academy application process.\n\nRep. Davidson made nominations based on proven leadership ability, academic accomplishment, athletic achievement, and extracurricular activities. An 11 member advisory board consisting of former military and community leaders aided Rep. Davidson in the interview and vetting process. A nomination, however, does not guarantee admittance to any of the service academies.\n\n\u201cAs a graduate of the United States Military Academy, I know the vital role the service academies play in equipping leaders for our active force. First and foremost, we want young people who want to serve and lead on active duty,\u201d said Davidson. \u201cThen, we want to ensure that those people have the intellect, athletic ability and moral character to complete the demanding path through graduation and serve with distinction. We are blessed to have found so many young students who have those qualifications and are willing to serve our nation.\u201d\n\nMembers who attend the U.S. Service Academies commit to serving at least five years in their respective military branch upon graduation.\n\nThe U.S. Service Academies are some of the most competitive higher education institutions in the nation. The U.S. Naval Academy and U.S. Military Academy rank 13th and 15th respectively on the lowest college acceptance rates.\n\nRep. Davidson announced nominations for the following students from Ohio\u2019s 8th District (Note: several students earned nominations to multiple academies):\n\nU.S. Air Force Academy:\n\nSeth D\u2019Allessandris - Randolph-Macon Academy\n\nJonathan Gill - Marion Military Institute\n\nRyan Gracia-Rodriguez - St. Xavier High School\n\nIsaac Gruver - Fairfield High School\n\nAndrew Harrison - Monroe High School, Enlisted US Air Force\n\nJohn Hayes - Lakota East High School\n\nAnna Holder - Cincinnati Christian High School\n\nNicholas Noyen - Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy\n\nJacoby Ward - U.S. Air Force Preparatory School\n\nAbbigayle Weaver - Edgewood High School\n\nU.S. Merchant Marine Academy:\n\nIsaac Brown - Troy High School\n\nDanielle Mannier - Miami East High School\n\nU.S. Naval Academy:\n\nMilan Bess - Newton High School\n\nIsaac Brown - Troy High School\n\nOlivia DiCarlo - Mt. Notre Dame High School\n\nAustin Grote - Greenville High School\n\nAnna Holder - Monroe High School\n\nDanielle Mannier - Miami East High School\n\nAlexandyr Siemann - Tecumseh High School\n\nTaylor Staton - Miami University\n\nAndrew Walsh - Badin High School", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T21:09:43Z"]], "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://davidson.house.gov/2016/12/davidson-announces-us-service-academy-nominations"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6869679782539606, "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"}