{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://gianforte.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/gianforte-announces-military-academy-nominations", "Gianforte Announces Military Academy Nominations", "2017-12-08", "2017", "2017-12", "Republican", "House", "MT", "Greg Gianforte", "G000584", "gianforte.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Montana Congressman Greg Gianforte today announced his nominations for 31 students applying for enrollment into the U.S. military academies.\n\u201cIt is a tremendous honor to nominate these dedicated young individuals for appointment to a U.S. service academy,\u201d said Gianforte. \u201cThey have demonstrated a high commitment to personal excellence and principled public service. I am confident they possess the necessary qualities needed to successfully graduate from a service academy, and equally confident in their abilities to meet the rigorous challenges as future officers in our armed forces.\u201d\nA service academy nomination from Congressman Gianforte meets an admittance requirement for Montanans seeking officer training in one of one of the nation\u2019s four military academies: the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, NY, the U.S. Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, CO, the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, MD, or the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, NY.\u00a0\nStudents applying through Gianforte\u2019s congressional office for an academy nomination completed an extensive application process that examined their academic, civic and physical abilities, as well as their commitment to military service.\nMontana students interested in applying to a U.S. military academy are encouraged to contact Congressman Gianforte at his Billings District Office at 406-969-1736 or visit his congressional website at gianforte.house.gov/services\nThe following is a complete list of Gianforte\u2019s 2017 academy nominations by county: \nCascade County  Logan Reiman, Great Falls \u2013 U.S. Air Force Academy\nFergus County  Tanner Mannin, Lewistown \u2013 U.S. Air Force Academy\nFlathead County\n\tTrey Baumgartner-Siers, Whitefish \u2013 U.S. Naval Academy  Isabelle Sherman, Whitefish \u2013 U.S. Naval Academy\nGallatin County  Alexa Arthun, Manhattan \u2013 U.S. Naval Academy  Cody Dykstra, Manhattan \u2013 U.S. Naval Academy  Sage Lindsay, Bozeman \u2013 U.S. Air Force Academy  Erik Manning, Bozeman \u2013 U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Naval Academy  Jackson Redmon, Bozeman \u2013 U.S. Military Academy\nJefferson County\n\tClaudia Downing, Helena \u2013 U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy & U.S. Naval Academy  Kamrin Rosling, Helena \u2013 U.S. Military Academy  Maggie Smiedala, Helena \u2013 U.S. Military Academy  Taylor Sullivan, Helena \u2013 U.S. Military Academy  Grayson Weber, Helena \u2013 U.S. Naval Academy\nLincoln County  Justin Ramey, Fortine \u2013 U.S. Air Force Academy\nMadison County\n\tWill Gilmore, Ennis \u2013 U.S. Military Academy\nMissoula County\n\tMatthew Fritz, Missoula \u2013 U.S. Naval Academy  Gabe Jourdonnais, Missoula \u2013 U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy  Julia Riekena, Missoula \u2013 U.S. Military Academy\nRavalli County\n\tJimmy Baggett, Hamilton \u2013 U.S. Air Force Academy  Alexandra Weisenburger, Florence \u2013 U.S. Military Academy  Kourtney Zeiler, Florence \u2013 U.S. Military Academy\nRichland County  Breanna Frank, Sidney \u2013 U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy\nWheatland County\n\tAmanda Martin, Two Dot \u2013 U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy\nYellowstone County\n\tMadison Klaudt, Billings \u2013 U.S. Naval Academy  Charles Morledge-Hampton, Billings \u2013 U.S. Naval Academy  Joshua Triplett, Billings \u2013 U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy\nMontana Active Duty Military Dependents\n\tMarshall Beatty \u2013 U.S. Military Academy  Gabby Gerving \u2013 U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy  Riley Johnson \u2013 U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Naval Academy  Madison Ward \u2013 U.S. Naval Academy", 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://gianforte.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/gianforte-announces-military-academy-nominations"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.846965005621314, "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"}