{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://lamalfa.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/lamalfa-announces-nominees-to-the-united-states-service-academies", "LaMalfa Announces Nominees to the United States Service Academies", "2020-12-17", "2020", "2020-12", "Republican", "Senate", "CA", "Doug LaMalfa", "L000578", "lamalfa.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "(Washington, DC)  Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) announced that he has nominated 14 North State residents as candidates to the United States Service Academies. The U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy and the U.S. Merchant Marines Academy each require a Congressional nomination in order to attend. The admissions process is highly competitive.\nLaMalfa said: I am pleased to nominate these remarkable young men and women from the North State.I'd also like to thank our review committee for their caring and unbiased interviews of the prospective candidates. Attending one of our nation's five U.S. Service Academies is a rare opportunity to earn an excellent education while being prepared to be great leaders in serving our country. It takes students of the highest caliber to receive a nomination, and I wish them all the best in these unique opportunities.\nCongressman LaMalfa's nominees were recommended by a committee of North State community leaders and veterans from various branches of the military. The committee recommended a slate of nominees after interviewing and carefully considering the academic and leadership backgrounds of each student who applied for the nomination. Having been nominated, the students must now compete with other nominees for an appointment to the academies. Academy officials will begin announcing appointments in January.\nCongressman LaMalfa's nominees for the service academies are:\nRobin Bae- Redding\nU.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Merchant Marines Academy, U.S. Naval Academy\nFletcher Bottke- Red Bluff\nU.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Naval Academy\nAntonino Conte- Penn Valley\nU.S. Naval Academy\nReagan Dahle- Bieber\nU.S. Military Academy\nMoonglow Summer De Clarin  Berry Creek\nU.S. Air Force Academy\nKiana Emerson- Cottonwood\nU.S. Military Academy\nKale Hiller -Red Bluff\nU.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Naval Academy\nKaitlyn Johnston- Cottonwood\nU.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Merchant Marines Academy, U.S. Naval Academy\nLawrence Mini- Palo Cedro\nU.S. Military Academy, U.S. Naval Academy\nCole Retzler- Nevada City\nU.S. Air Force Academy\nGreyson Reynolds- Oroville\nU.S. Naval Academy\nElsa Scherzinger- Grass Valley\nU.S. Naval Academy\nSophie Smith- Colfax\nU.S. Military Academy\nHunter Thomas- Chico\nU.S. Air Force Academy\n\nAny student with a strong desire to serve our nation as an officer in the United States Armed Forces is invited to contact Congressman LaMalfa in the spring of their junior year. Please visit his website www.lamalfa.house.gov for his nomination application and instructions. You may also call his Chico District office and speak with his U.S. Service Academy Advisor at (530)343-1000.", 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://lamalfa.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/lamalfa-announces-nominees-to-the-united-states-service-academies"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7504958193749189, "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"}