{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://troycarter.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-troy-carter-announces-2022-congressional-app-challenge-winners", "Congressman Troy Carter Announces 2022 Congressional App Challenge Winners", "2022-12-09", "2022", "2022-12", "Democrat", "House", "LA", "Troy A. Carter", "C001125", "troycarter.house.gov", "troycarter", "https://troycarter.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "NEW ORLEANS, L.A. \u2013 Every fall the U.S. House of Representatives sponsors a Congressional App Challenge for America\u2019s middle school and high school students to encourage them to learn to code, think creatively, and perhaps even inspire them to pursue careers in computer science.\n\nIn his first year hosting this competition for students in his district, Congressman Troy A. Carter Sr.\u2019s office received dynamic submissions from students across the district. After thorough consideration, today Congressman Carter has announced the first-place winner of Louisiana\u2019s Second Congressional District 2022 Congressional App Competition is 11th grader Srija Tamidela of Westwego, Louisiana. Ms. Tamidela\u2019s application is titled WesIgn and gives users the opportunity to explore and embrace their cultural identity through art.\n\nAs the district-wide winner, Ms. Tamidela will be invited to Capitol Hill to demonstrate her application at a celebration called #HouseOfCode. At this annual event, students will also have the unique opportunity to have their app displayed and connect with other coders across the United States. Ms. Tamidela will also be invited to the celebrate with the Congressman\u2019s office in the district to recognize her achievement.\n\n\u201cThank you to all of the wonderful applicants and coders who entered my office\u2019s 2022 Congressional App Challenge,\u201d said Congressman Carter. \u201cA special congratulations to first-place winner Srija Tamidela, whose app uplifts our rich, local culture by teaching users about different art styles and introducing them to New Orleans artists and culture bearers. I am so impressed by the creativity and innovation displayed by all of our app creators, and I cannot wait to see what they achieve next.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:32:05Z"]], "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://troycarter.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-troy-carter-announces-2022-congressional-app-challenge-winners"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.689444063231349, "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"}