{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://dougcollins.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=25&itemid=579", "Collins Announces Academy Nominees", "2014-11-19", "2014", "2014-11", "Republican", "House", "GA", "Doug Collins", "C001093", "dougcollins.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Media Contact\r\n\r\n\tCOLLINS ANNOUNCES ACADEMY NOMINEES  \r\n\tFifteen 9th District Students Nominated for Admission to Military Service Academies\r\n\r\n\t\u00a0\r\n\r\n\tWASHINGTON, [Nov 19] -- Congressman Doug Collins (GA-09) has nominated fifteen Northeast Georgia students for admission to the U.S. Service Academies.\r\n\r\n\t\u00a0\r\n\r\n\t\u201cNominating these great young Georgians for the opportunity to further their educations in the greatest military service academies in the world is a great honor,\u201d Congressman Collins said. \u201cI know each of these students has an incredibly bright future ahead, and it\u2019s my hope that service to our country is only the beginning.\u201d\r\n\r\n\t\u00a0\r\n\r\n\tThe 9th District students Congressman Collins nominated are:\r\n\r\n\t\u00a0\r\n\r\n\tAlec Aguilar, Commerce, U.S. Air Force Academy\r\n\r\n\tDallas Yeargin, Elberton, U.S. Naval Academy and U.S. Military Academy\r\n\r\n\tWilliam Filson, Buford, U.S. Air Force Academy and U.S. Army Academy\r\n\r\n\tJustin Olive, Cumming, U.S. Military Academy\r\n\r\n\tIan McGaughey, Jefferson, U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy\r\n\r\n\tSawyer Madsen, Gainesville, U.S. Military Academy\r\n\r\n\tSantiago Bartolome, Dahlonega, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy\r\n\r\n\tJoshua Hammond, Gainesville, U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Naval Academy\r\n\r\n\tMark McDonough, Dillard, U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Naval Academy\r\n\r\n\tAlexei Joya, Gainesville, U.S. Air Force Academy and U.S. Military Academy\r\n\r\n\tAbigail Vickery, Toccoa, U.S. Military Academy\r\n\r\n\tWilliam Clark, Jefferson, U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy\r\n\r\n\tAndrew Smith, Gainesville, U.S. Air Force Academy\r\n\r\n\tCassandra Haller, Cumming, U.S. Air Force Academy and U.S. Naval Academy\r\n\r\n\tAnthony Vandiver, Helen, U.S. Naval Academy and U.S. Military Academy\r\n\r\n\t\u00a0\r\n\r\n\tThe nominees were selected through consultation with a board of veterans and academy alumni in Georgia\u2019s 9th District, led by Lieutenant Colonel Kevin Jarrard of Gainesville and Mr. Michael Brady of Clayton. Congressional nomination is the rigorous first step to admission in the service academies, which ultimately includes character, scholarship, leadership, physical, and medical assessments by the academies. Upon graduation, each cadet will be commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant or an Ensign in their respective branch.\r\n\r\n\t###", 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://dougcollins.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=25&itemid=579"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5166669618338346, "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"}