{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://poliquin.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/18-maine-students-nominated-us-military-service-academies-0", "18 Maine Students Nominated for U.S. Military Service Academies", "2016-12-05", "2016", "2016-12", "Republican", "House", "ME", "Bruce Poliquin", "P000611", "poliquin.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "BANGOR\u00a0\u2013 Today, Congressman Bruce Poliquin (ME-02) announced that he has nominated 18 students from Maine\u2019s 2nd District to attend one of our Nation\u2019s prestigious military service academies next year. The Congressman will personally call each nominee to congratulate them. Congressman Poliquin released the following statement:\n\u00a0\n\u201cI am honored to nominate these dedicated Mainers for consideration to be admitted to one of our Nation\u2019s prestigious military service academies,\u201d said Congressman Poliquin. \u201cEvery year I am struck by the incredible talent, commitment to duty and record of service of all those who apply and are awarded these nominations. These young men and women are truly among the best and brightest. I wish all these nominees great success and hope they will continue to work hard serving our communities and Great Nation.\u201d\n\u00a0\nCongressman Poliquin\u2019s nominations were informed by the recommendations of his distinguished Service Academy Nomination Advisory Panel, which personally interviewed student applicants last month in Bangor. That board included military, community and educational leaders and had nearly 200 years of combined service in the United States Army, Air Force, Marines and Navy.\n\u00a0\nTo be considered for appointment to a service academy, applicants must be nominated by a Member of Congress or other authorized nominating source. The following is the full list of 2nd District students who received Congressman Poliquin\u2019s nomination as candidates to the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y.; the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md.; the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo.; and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y.:\n\u00a0\n Anna Sewall, East Millinocket, Schenck High School: U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Military Academy and U.S. Air Force Academy\n\tChase Harkins, Bethel, Gould Academy: U.S. Military Academy\n\tCody Craig, Skowhegan, Maine Virtual Academy: U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and U.S. Air Force Academy\n\tConnor Grant, Houlton, Houlton High School: U.S. Air Force Academy\n\tEmily Mikoud, Dover-Foxcroft, Foxcroft Academy: U.S. Naval Academy and U.S. Military Academy\n\tEthan Boucher, Rumford, Mountain Valley High School: U.S. Naval Academy and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy\n\tHailey Davis, Liberty, Mount View High School: U.S. Military Academy\n\tHoward Francis, Lee, Lee Academy: U.S. Naval Academy and\u00a0 U.S. Air Force Academy \u00a0\n\tJohn Pepin, Rumford, Mountain Valley High School: U.S. Air Force Academy and U.S. Naval Academy\n\tJoseph Baumann, Leeds, Leavitt Area High School: U.S. Naval Academy\n\tJoshua Burns, Bangor, International School of Stavanger: U.S. Military Academy and U.S. Air Force Academy\n\tKeenan Collett, Orono, Orono High School: U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy\n\tMax Santagata, Dover-Foxcroft, Foxcroft Academy: U.S. Naval Academy and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy\n\tRyan Moore, Bangor, Phillips Exeter Academy: U.S. Air Force Academy and U.S. Military Academy\n\tScott Pierce, Auburn, Buckfield High School: U.S. Naval Academy\n\tSeth Davis, Liberty, Mount View High School: U.S. Military Academy\n\tThomas Carmack, Veazie, John Bapst Memorial High School: U.S. Naval Academy and U.S. Military Academy and U.S. Air Force\n\tTrajdan MacFayden, Greenville, Greenville High School: U.S. Naval Academy and U.S. Air Force Academy\n \u00a0\nThe application period for 2nd District students seeking nomination to a military service academy from Congressman Poliquin in 2017 will open in May.\n\u00a0\nAdditionally, Congressman Poliquin urges military service academy graduates and other Veterans in need of assistance to contact his offices by phone or in person in Lewiston (784-0768), Bangor (942-0583) or Presque Isle (764-1968) or by visiting\u00a0poliquin.house.gov.", 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://poliquin.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/18-maine-students-nominated-us-military-service-academies-0"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8336398750543594, "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"}