{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://moolenaar.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/moolenaar-statement-death-former-state-senator-tom-casperson", "Moolenaar Statement on the Death of Former State Senator Tom Casperson", "2020-11-30", "2020", "2020-11", "Republican", "Senate", "MI", "John Moolenaar", "M001194", "moolenaar.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "On Sunday, former State Senator Tom Casperson passed away at age 61 due to lung cancer. Congressman John Moolenaar served with Casperson in the Michigan House from2003 through 2008 and theMichigan Senate from 2011 through 2014. He made the following statement on Casperson's passing: \"Tom was agreat friend, a courageous patriot, and a good and faithful servant for the people of Michigan. I alwaysenjoyed working with him in the state legislature,where hewas a tenacious advocate for the Upper Peninsula and its people. His work will benefit UP communities for decades to come andIjoin Tom's family and friends inmourning hispassing.\"\n###", 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://moolenaar.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/moolenaar-statement-death-former-state-senator-tom-casperson"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9573549032211304, "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"}