{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://graves.house.gov/media/press-releases/graves-announces-nominations-us-military-academies-0", "Graves Announces Nominations to U.S. Military Academies", "2017-12-15", "2017", "2017-12", "Republican", "House", "MO", "Sam Graves", "G000546", "graves.house.gov", "graves", "https://graves.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "KANSAS CITY, MO \u2013 U.S. Representative Sam Graves, (MO-06), announced the United States Military Service Academy nominations for students in Missouri's Sixth Congressional District. Each year, members of Congress are tasked with selecting qualified students from their respective districts to attend one of America's prestigious military academies.\n\n\"North Missouri year in and year out has produced impressive candidates for our nation's military academies,\" Rep. Graves said. \"This year is no exception. I am proud of all the young men and women who have sought out and received nominations, and I thank all of them for their willingness to serve this country. I know that each of the individuals who received a nomination will make North Missouri proud at their respective academies.\"\n\nThe following students from across north Missouri received nominations from Congressman Graves:\n\nShae DeRosier, Tarkio \u2013US Military Academy (Tarkio HS)\n\nSyler Douglas, St. Joseph \u2013 US Merchant Marine Academy (Savannah HS)\n\nBen Eason, Parkville \u2013 US Naval Academy (Park Hill South HS)\n\nDJ Frost, Lee's Summit \u2013 US Air Force Academy (Blue Springs South HS)\n\nRoy Hart, Lee's Summit \u2013 US Military Academy (Blue Springs South HS)\n\nAndrew Hipp, Kansas City (Platte County) \u2013 US Military Academy (St. Pius X HS)\n\nKaelan Jungmeyer, Lee's Summit \u2013 US Naval Academy (Rockhurst HS)\n\nAustin Snook, Camden Point \u2013 US Air Force Academy (North Platte HS)\n\nJackson Turner, Weatherby Lake \u2013 US Military Academy (Park Hill HS)\n\nThe nomination system is a very competitive process. Various military academies hold extremely selective admission standards. To help in the nomination process, Rep. Graves created an Academy Nominations Review Board. The board, made up of service academy graduates and citizens from across the Sixth District, interviewed and reviewed all applicants before making final recommendations to Rep. Graves.\n\nGraves notified each student by phone earlier this week of their nomination. Students interested in being appointed to a service academy in the future can find out more information by contacting Graves' district office in Kansas City or by visiting www.graves.house.gov.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T22:19:19Z"]], "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://graves.house.gov/media/press-releases/graves-announces-nominations-us-military-academies-0"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.5289789773523808, "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"}