{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/capito-announces-us-service-academy-nominations", "Capito Announces U.S. Service Academy Nominations", "2015-11-24", "2015", "2015-11", "Republican", "House", "WV", "Shelley Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "11.24.15\n\t\t\t Capito Announces U.S. Service Academy Nominations \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C.  U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today announced academy nominations for outstanding high school seniors from 20 West Virginia counties. In addition to hosting several Academy Days throughout the state, Senator Capito appointed a board to review each application, interview students and recommend the nominees.\r\nOne of my most important responsibilities is nominating young men and women for admission to our countrys service academies, said Senator Capito. I am thrilled to support these outstanding students for admission to our nations most prestigious academic institutions. All of the nominees have worked hard to reach this point in their lives, and I am confident that, if selected, these students will represent West Virginia and our nation with honor and integrity.\r\nFor more information on how to apply to a service academy, click here.\r\nService Academy Nominees are listed below:\r\nUnited States Air Force\nBronson V. Ballard  Jefferson County\nJoshua Ian Baroni  Marion County\nSara Burton  Berkeley County\nSamantha Nicole Dent  Wood County\nNickolas John Elekes  Berkeley County\nBryce Nathaniel Graley  Putnam County\nErin Elizabeth Leslie  Greenbrier County\nSarah Dawn Leslie  Greenbrier County\nCrimson Lace Shoemake  Mineral County\nIsaac Brian Turner  Ohio County\nUnited States Merchant Marine Academy\nColin Mark Harvath  Marion County\nDrew Michael Polczynski  Jefferson County\nNicholas Bryant Johnson (also nominated to the U.S. Naval Academy)Wood County\nUnited States Military Academy\nJonathan William Benson  Ohio County\nJeremy Drake Hammes  Kanawha County\nSeth Tyler Kerby  Wirt County\nZane Jerrat Kessler  Putnam County\nJacob Elam Morgan  Taylor County\nTyler Ford Owens  Pocahontas County\nSophie Stewart Parker  Monongalia County\nBraden Joseph Welsh (also nominated to the U.S. Naval Academy)Marshall County\nErik Coleman Willis  Mineral County\nCharles Jacob Willis  Kanawha County\nCharles R. Withers IV  Mason County\nUnited States Naval Academy\nMary Catherine Bolton  Wood County\nBridget Marie Carson  Nicholas County\nNatelie Grayce Chappell  Hancock County\nStephen Chase DeMoss  Raleigh County\nBrette Elizabeth Geary  Brooke County\nNigel A. Goldsborough  Lewis County\nAdrien Michael Inman  Berkeley County\nAndrew Charles Johnson  Berkeley County\nNicholas Bryant Johnson  Wood County\nNoah Allen Kessler  Putnam County\nJacob Reiner Laing  Ohio County\nJuliana Maria O'Reilly  Berkeley County\nTroy Landon Palmer Jr.  Kanawha County\nMichael Scott Reed  Ohio County\nBraden Joseph Welsh  Marshall County\nHunter Christian White  Mason County\n\r\n###", 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://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/capito-announces-us-service-academy-nominations"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.006138976663351, "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"}