{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://poliquin.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/18-maine-students-nominated-us-military-service-academies", "18 Maine Students Nominated for U.S. Military Service Academies", "2015-12-07", "2015", "2015-12", "Republican", "House", "ME", "Bruce Poliquin", "P000611", "poliquin.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "BANGOR  Today, Maines Second District Congressman, Bruce Poliquin, announced that he has nominated 18 students from Maines Second District to attend one of the Nations prestigious military service academies next year. The Congressman will personally call each nominee to congratulate them and host a celebration in their honor in early 2016. Congressman Poliquin released the following statement:\n\nIt is a great honor to nominate these young, dedicated Mainers to be considered for admission at our Nations fine military service academies, said Congressman Poliquin. These outstanding men and women impressed me with their incredible record of service already to their studies, communities and this Great Country. They truly are among the best and brightest and give me great hope for the future of our Armed Forces, our Nation and the cause of freedom. I thank them for their sacrifice and wish them the best of luck in their future service.\n\nCongressman Poliquins nominations were informed by the recommendations of his distinguished Service Academy Nomination Advisory Board, 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 and Navy.\n\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 Second District students who received Congressman Poliquins nomination as candidates to the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York; the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland; the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado; and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York:\n\n Joseph Baumann, Leeds, Leavitt Area High School: U.S. Naval Academy and U.S. Military Academy\n\tEmma Bonner, Easton, Easton Jr/Sr High School: U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Naval Academy and U.S. Military Academy\n\tBlake Bourassa, Bangor, Bangor High School: U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Naval Academy and U.S. Military Academy\n\tRebekah Bryant, Monmouth, Monmouth Academy: U.S. Air Force Academy\n\tAnna Cutler, Winter Harbor, Phillips Exeter Academy: U.S. Naval Academy\n\tSeth Davis, Liberty, Mount View High School: U.S. Military Academy\n\tCandace Doughty, Brewer, Brewer High School: U.S. Air Force Academy\n\tSarah Eaton, Cherryfield, Narraguagus High School: U.S. Naval Academy\n\tConnor Grant, Houlton, Houlton High School: U.S. Air Force Academy\n\tTodd Gustaitis, Otisfield, Oxford Hills Comprehensive School: U.S. Military Academy\n\tChase Harkins, Bethel, Gould Academy: U.S. Military Academy\n\tEmma Knapp, Fryeburg, Vicenza American High School: U.S. Naval Academy and U.S. Military Academy\n\tAnna Lastra, Fryeburg, Fryeburg Academy: U.S. Military Academy and U.S. Naval Academy\n\tSteven Minns, Wilton, Mount Blue High School: U.S. Military Academy\n\tCassidy Osgood, Cherryfield, Narraguagus High School: U.S. Air Force Academy\n\tMeredith Picard, Troy, Mount View High School: U.S. Military Academy and U.S. Air Force Academy\n\tScott Pierce, Auburn, Buckfield High School: U.S. Naval Academy and U.S. Air Force Academy\n\tFelix Thibodeau, Hermon, Nokomis Regional High School: U.S. Military Academy\n \nThe 2016 application period for Second District students seeking nomination to a military service academy from Congressman Poliquin in 2016 will open in May. Additionally, Congressman Poliquin urges military service academy graduates and other Veterans in need of assistance to contact his offices in Lewiston (784-0768), Bangor (942-0583) or Presque Isle (764-1968) or by visiting poliquin.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"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3251060154289007, "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"}