{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://graves.house.gov/media/press-releases/graves-announces-nominations-us-military-academies-2", "Graves Announces Nominations to U.S. Military Academies", "2021-12-17", "2021", "2021-12", "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) has announced United States Military Service Academy nominations for students in Missouri\u2019s Sixth Congressional District. Each year, members of Congress are tasked with selecting qualified students from their respective districts to attend one of America\u2019s prestigious military academies.\n\n\"Every year, extraordinary students step up to serve our great nation. This year is no different,\u201d said Rep. Graves, who notified each student by phone of their nomination. \u201cThese young men are leaders in their communities and excel in the classroom. I have no doubt that they will make North Missouri proud at their service academies and beyond.\u201d\n\nThe following students from across North Missouri received nominations from Congressman Graves:\n\nIsaiah Gelman, Saint Joseph - US Merchant Marine Academy (Gelman Academy)\n\nJustin Holt, Parkville \u2013 US Air Force Academy (Park Hill South High School)\n\nDaniel Prather, Platte City \u2013 US Naval Academy (Benedictine College)\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 of the Sixth District, interviewed and reviewed all applicants before making final recommendations to Rep. Graves.\n\nStudents interested in being appointed to a service academy in the future can find out more information by contacting Graves\u2019 district office in Kansas City or by visiting www.graves.house.gov.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:37:48Z"]], "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-2"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.7323349602520466, "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"}