{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://downing.house.gov/media/press-releases/downing-announces-2025-service-academy-nominees", "Downing Announces 2025 Service Academy Nominees", "2025-12-09", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "MT", "Troy Downing", "D000634", "downing.house.gov", "downing", "https://downing.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, Congressman Troy Downing (MT-02) announced his principle nominations to United States Service Academies for the year 2025.\n\nThe application process is open to high school juniors annually and includes a rigorous vetting process. Downing\u2019s office received 19 submissions. Click here to learn more about the academy nomination process.\n\n\u201cThe size and quality of this year\u2019s applicant pool speak volumes of the patriotism and talent of Montana\u2019s next generation,\u201dsaid Congressman Downing. \u201cI was proud to see so many young men and women from across the Second District take an interest in our Academies and in service to our country. I wish this year\u2019s nominees and all of our applicants the best of luck in their future endeavors. You bring honor upon yourselves, your state, and your country.\u201d\n\nSee below for a list of principal nominees from the Office of Congressman Troy Downing:\n\nU.S. Naval Academy: Colton Bush, Billings West High School\n\nU.S. Military Academy: William Wallace, Billings West High School\n\nU.S. Air Force Academy: Anna Dewell, Joliet High School\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"]], "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://downing.house.gov/media/press-releases/downing-announces-2025-service-academy-nominees"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8332799188792706, "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"}