{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://lahood.house.gov/2026/5/lahood-hosts-11th-annual-16th-district-congressional-art-competition-reception", "LaHood Hosts 11th Annual 16th District Congressional Art Competition Reception", "2026-05-06", "2026", "2026-05", "Republican", "House", "IL", "Darin LaHood", "L000585", "lahood.house.gov", "lahood", "https://lahood.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Peoria, Illinois \u2013 Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-16) hosted his 11th annual reception for the Congressional Art Competition at the Peoria Riverfront Museum alongside President John Morris, where he announced this year\u2019s finalists for Illinois\u2019 16th Congressional District.\n\n\u201cEvery year, I am amazed by the creativity and tremendous artistic talent of high school students throughout Illinois\u2019 16th Congressional District,\u201d said Rep. LaHood. \u201cThis year was unique as we had a tie for second place \u2013 both pieces will be displayed in my Washington, D.C. Office. I thank all the teachers, families, and students who made this year's competition a success. Congratulations to all our finalists, and particularly this year\u2019s winner, Namratha Dinesh, and her piece, \u2018Just Like Amma,\u2019 which will be hung in the United States Capitol for the next year. I look forward to seeing it again in Washington, D.C.!\u201d\n\nPictured below is Namratha\u2019s winning piece, \u201cJust Like Amma\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nThis year was Congressman LaHood's eleventh Congressional Art Competition. Participants were judged anonymously by a volunteer panel, and award winners were chosen by a cumulative vote. There were 75 pieces of art submitted from 13 schools throughout the 16th District. This year\u2019s pieces were on display throughout April at the Peoria Riverfront Museum.\n\nWinning Piece to be Hung in the Capitol:\n\nSecond Place Winners to be hung in Rep. LaHood's D.C. office:\n\n\u201cDunquin Pier, April 2, 7:47PM\u201d by Elizabeth Jones, Metamora Township High School\n\n\u201cStillness Before the Verdict\u201d by Halle Pfeiffer, East Peoria Community High School\n\nHonorable Mentions to be hung in Illinois\u2019 16th Congressional District offices:\n\n\u201cThe Ocean Remembers\u201d by Mallory Pierce, Homeschool", 1, "2026-05-13T06:12:22Z", "2026-05-13T06:13:52Z"]], "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://lahood.house.gov/2026/5/lahood-hosts-11th-annual-16th-district-congressional-art-competition-reception"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.884483102709055, "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"}