{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.collins.senate.gov/newsroom/12/10/2025/senators-collins-and-king-announce-maine-nominees-to-the-united-states-military-service-academies", "Senators Collins and King Announce Maine Nominees to the United States Military Service Academies", "2025-12-10", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "GA", "Mike Collins", "C001129", "www.collins.senate.gov", "collins", "https://www.collins.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced their nominees to the United States Military Academies. To be considered for an appointment to a service academy, applicants must be nominated by an authorized nominating source, which includes Members of Congress. Admission to the United States Coast Guard Academy, also a federal service academy, does not require a congressional nomination.\n\n\u201cWe are proud to have the honor to nominate such an impressive group of Maine students to our nation\u2019s distinguished service academies,\u201d said Senators Collins and King. \u201cThe young people we have nominated have earned this honor through a commitment to strong scholarship, leadership, and character.\u201d\n\nThe following students from Maine have received nominations as candidates to the service academies from Senators Collins and King:\n\nUnites States Military Academy - West Point\n\nName Hometown High School\n\nJacob Biberstein Orrington Bangor High School\n\nAlexis Blue Bangor Bangor High School\n\nTheodore Bluhm Belfast Belfast Area High School\n\nPeter Bonaparte Monticello Houlton Middle High School\n\nAndrew Carroll Raymond Solebury School\n\nGreyson Creamer Durham Freeport High School\n\nElaina Gagnon Lebanon Noble High School\n\nZachary Lattanzi Yarmouth Yarmouth High School\n\nAnika Manning Saco Thornton Academy\n\nCooper Manser Berwick Noble High School\n\nThomas McLellan Eliot Marshwood High School\n\nJaden Mizera Palermo Erskine Academy\n\nIsaiah Morgan Cumberland Center Greely High School\n\nHarlow O\u2019Leary Saco Thornton Academy\n\nAshton O\u2019Roak Hampden Hampden Academy\n\nSamuel Poulin Scarborough Cheverus High School\n\nJoshua Pratt Rockland Oceanside High School\n\nJasper Wills Bethel Gould Academy\n\nUnited States Naval Academy \u2013 Annapolis\n\nName Hometown High School\n\nJacob Biberstein Orrington Bangor High School\n\nIan Britt Topsham Mt. Ararat High School\n\nAlberto Cutone Kennebunk Maine Connections Academy\n\nElaina Gagnon Lebanon Noble High School\n\nElliot Irving Bangor John Bapst Memorial High School\n\nCooper Manser Berwick Noble High School\n\nThomas McLellan Eliot Marshwood High School\n\nJaden Mizera Palermo Erskine Academy\n\nIsaiah Morgan Cumberland Center Greely High School\n\nThomas Ocampo Scarborough Scarborough High School\n\nHarlow O\u2019Leary Saco Thornton Academy\n\nAshton O\u2019Roak Hampden Hampden Academy\n\nSamuel Poulin Scarborough Cheverus High School\n\nJoshua Pratt Rockland Oceanside High School\n\nReed Proscia Freeport Freeport High School\n\nOtto Schoenthal Southport Lincoln Academy\n\nAiden Surran Hampden Hampden Academy\n\nCole Tomuschat Scarborough Scarborough High School\n\nJasper Wills Bethel Gould Academy\n\nUnited States Air Force Academy \u2013 Colorado Springs\n\nName Hometown High School\n\nDerek Barbie Yarmouth Carrabassett Valley Academy\n\nJacob Biberstein Orrington Bangor High School\n\nIan Britt Topsham Mt. Ararat High School\n\nKayden Daviault Cape Elizabeth Cape Elizabeth High School\n\nPatrick Delaney Gorham Gorham High School\n\nElaina Gagnon Lebanon Noble High School\n\nElliot Irving Bangor John Bapst Memorial High School\n\nCooper Manser Berwick Noble High School\n\nAiden McKenna Skowhegan Skowhegan High School\n\nThomas McLellan Eliot Marshwood High School\n\nLeonardo Mlynski Hampden Hampden Academy\n\nIsaiah Morgan Cumberland Center Greely High School\n\nCooper Neely Old Town Old Town High School\n\nHarlow O\u2019Leary Saco Thornton Academy\n\nAshton O\u2019Roak Hampden Hampden Academy\n\nSamuel Poulin Scarborough Cheverus High School\n\nJoshua Pratt Rockland Oceanside High School\n\nSeth Starkey Lebanon Noble High School\n\nUnited States Merchant Marine Academy - Kings Point\n\nName Hometown High School\n\nJacob Biberstein Orrington Bangor High School\n\nKaitlyn Dostie Hope Camden Hills Regional High School\n\nElliot Irving Bangor John Bapst Memorial High School\n\nIsaiah Morgan Cumberland Center Greely High School\n\nHarlow O\u2019Leary Saco Thornton Academy\n\nAshton O\u2019Roak Hampden Hampden Academy\n\nWallace Pooler South China The Hill School\n\nSamuel Poulin Scarborough Cheverus High School\n\nJasper Wills Bethel Gould Academy\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"]], "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.collins.senate.gov/newsroom/12/10/2025/senators-collins-and-king-announce-maine-nominees-to-the-united-states-military-service-academies"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.7816191539168358, "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"}