{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://pingree.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congresswoman-pingree-nominates-23-maine-students-united-states-service", "Congresswoman Pingree nominates 23 Maine students to United States Service Academies", "2013-12-06", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "ME", "Chellie Pingree", "P000597", "pingree.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Congresswoman Chellie Pingree has announced her office's nominees to the United States Service Academiesthe U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, U.S. Military Academy at West Point, U.S. Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, New York. To be considered for an appointment to a service academy, applicants must be nominated by an authorized nominating source, which includes Members of Congress.\n\n\tThis group of students represents some of Maine's best and brightest. They have all demonstrated exceptional leadership, high academic standards, and a passion for helping others, said Pingree. Whatever happens from here, they should all be proud of themselves. We are lucky that they have chosen to offer their talents in service to the country, and it's an honor to nominate them.\n\n\tThe nominees were interviewed by a panel of six on their academic record, test scores, leadership ability, involvement in extra-curricular activities, and exemplified commitment to serving their country. More information on applying for nominations is available here.\n\n\tPingree nominated several students to more than one academy. The full list of nominations is below.\n\n\tUnited States Naval Academy  \n\tPaul Babirak, Scarborough, Grove City College  \n\tAndrew Benger, Cumberland, Greely HS  \n\tJohn Bennett, Chelsea, Cony HS  \n\tEmily Cox, Topsham, Mt. Ararat HS  \n\tWesley Crawford, Yarmouth, Yarmouth HS  \n\tTyler Davidson, South Berwick, U.S. Naval Academy Prep School  \n\tErin Donlon, Saco, Maine Maritime Academy  \n\tLiam Mahoney, Yarmouth, Yarmouth HS  \n\tGrace Rabinowitz, Brunswick, Brunswick HS  \n\tRobert Runnells, Saco, Thornton Academy\n\n\tUnited States Military Academy  \n\tAndrew Benger, Cumberland, Greely HS  \n\tJohn Bennett, Chelsea, Cony HS  \n\tEmily Cox, Topsham, Mt. Ararat HS  \n\tWesley Crawford, Yarmouth, Yarmouth HS  \n\tAngus Ferrell, Falmouth, Falmouth HS  \n\tChristian O'Connor, York, York HS  \n\tKyle Robinson, York, Brandeis University  \n\tRobert Runnells, Saco, Thornton Academy  \n\tMatthew Webber, York, St. Thomas Aquinas HS  \n\tCorey Zinck, Wells, Valley Forge Military Academy\n\n\tUnited States Air Force Academy  \n\tJohn Bennett, Chelsea, Cony HS  \n\tWesley Crawford, Yarmouth, Yarmouth HS  \n\tJoshua Engelhardt, Windsor, Erskine Academy  \n\tAngus Ferrell, Falmouth, Falmouth HS  \n\tPatrick O'Hanlon, Falmouth, Cheverus HS  \n\tEdward Pond, Topsham, American School in Japan  \n\tRobert Runnells, Saco, Thornton Academy  \n\tMatthew Shea, South Berwick, U.S. Military Academy Prep School  \n\tJordan Susi, South Portland, South Portland HS  \n\tBrian Taylor, Falmouth, Falmouth HS\n\n\tUnited States Merchant Marine Academy  \n\tJohn Bennett, Chelsea, Cony HS  \n\tWesley Crawford, Yarmouth, Yarmouth HS  \n\tLiam Mahoney, Yarmouth, Yarmouth HS  \n\tChris Tomascak, Portland, Portland HS  \n\tMeredith Willard, South Portland, Cheverus HS", 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://pingree.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congresswoman-pingree-nominates-23-maine-students-united-states-service"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7623350247740746, "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"}