{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://pingree.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/pingree-nominates-28-maine-students-united-states-service-academies", "Pingree nominates 28 Maine students to United States Service Academies", "2017-12-04", "2017", "2017-12", "Democrat", "House", "ME", "Chellie Pingree", "P000597", "pingree.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Portland, Maine\u2014Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME) has announced her office\u2019s nominees to the United States Service Academies\u2014the 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.\u00a0 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\t\u00a0  \n\t\u201cThis group represents some of Maine\u2019s best and brightest. They have all demonstrated exceptional leadership, high academic standards, and a passion for helping others,\u201d said Pingree.\u00a0 \u201cWhatever happens from here, they should all be proud of themselves.\u00a0 We are lucky that they have chosen to offer their talents in service to the country, and it\u2019s an honor to nominate them.\u201d  \n\t\u00a0  \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.  \n\t\u00a0  \n\tPingree nominated several students to more than one academy.\u00a0 The full list of nominations is below.\u00a0 Contact information is available upon request.\nUnited States Naval Academy  \n\tKelsey Brayboy, Eliot, Marshwood High School  \n\tJack Freeman, Owls Head, Oceanside High School  \n\tZach Grant, Brunswick, Brunswick High School  \n\tBrinley Harrison, South Bristol, Lincoln Academy  \n\tEric Heiman, Arundel, Thornton Academy  \n\tDana Hirschhorn, Kennebunkport, Waynflete  \n\tRay Horne, Berwick, Noble High School  \n\tJake Lapierre, Winslow, Winslow High School  \n\tPayje Leclerc, Old Orchard Beach, Old Orchard Beach High School\u00a0  \n\tMarco Manfra, Scarborough, Scarborough High School  \n\tRichard Mann, Bowdoinham, Baxter Academy  \n\tJames Mannette, Windham, Northwestern Preparatory School, Windham High School (prior),\u00a0  \n\tEric Quirk, Scarborough, Scarborough High School  \n\tAiden Roberts, Hope, Phillips Exeter Academy  \n\tSean Scanlon, Bath, Cheverus High School  \n\tBrendan Sullivan, Berwick, St. Thomas Aquinas High School  \n\tJames Waaler, Yarmouth, Yarmouth High School  \n\tJohn Wallace, Bowdoin, CTI2, U.S. Navy, Mount Ararat High School \u201813  \n\tConnor Winn, Saco, Thornton Academy  \n\tMichael Wrigley, Wells, Wells High School\nUnited States Military Academy  \n\tSam Colesworthy, North Yarmouth, Greely High School  \n\tJack Freeman, Owls Head, Oceanside High School  \n\tElizabeth Garver, Bailey Island, Mount Ararat High School  \n\tBrinley Harrison, South Bristol, Lincoln Academy  \n\tPayje Leclerc, Old Orchard Beach, Old Orchard Beach High School\u00a0  \n\tMichael Lunny, Springvale, Sanford High School  \n\tAsa Muthig, North Berwick, Berwick Academy  \n\tEric Quirk, Scarborough, Scarborough High School  \n\tAiden Roberts, Hope, Phillips Exeter Academy  \n\tSierra Weston, Winthrop, Lawrence High School\nUnited States Air Force Academy  \n\tMia Ferrante, Buxton, Bonny Eagle High School  \n\tElizabeth Garver, Bailey Island, Mount Ararat High School  \n\tZach Grant, Brunswick, Brunswick High School  \n\tBrinley Harrison, South Bristol, Lincoln Academy  \n\tPatrick Hopkins, Winslow, Maine Maritime Academy, Winslow High School (prior)  \n\tJames Mannette, Windham, Northwestern Preparatory School, Windham High School (prior),\u00a0  \n\tEric Quirk, Scarborough, Scarborough High School\nUnited States Merchant Marine Academy  \n\tRay Horne, Berwick, Noble High School  \n\tDerrick Littllefield, Casco, Marion Military Academy, Sewickley (PA) Academy (prior)  \n\tMarco Manfra, Scarborough, Scarborough High School  \n\tJames Mannette, Windham, Northwestern Preparatory School, Windham High School (prior),\u00a0  \n\tEric Quirk, Scarborough, Scarborough High School", 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/pingree-nominates-28-maine-students-united-states-service-academies"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.8024740274995565, "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"}