{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.collins.senate.gov/newsroom/12/17/2024/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", "2024-12-17", "2024", "2024-12", "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 Service 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 in a joint statement. \u201cThe young people we have nominated have earned this honor through a strong commitment to scholarship, leadership, and good character.\u201d\n\nThe following students from Maine have received nominations as candidates to the service academies from Senators Collins and King:\n\nUnited States Air Force Academy \u2013 Colorado Springs, CO\n\nName Home Town High School\n\nCaroline Benson Scarborough Scarborough High School\n\nRiley Bryant Knox Mount View High School\n\nAva Candage Manchester Maranacook Community High School\n\nDante Cody Springvale Sanford High School\n\nEvan Fossum Rockport Camden Hills Regional High School\n\nJoseph Lathwood Arundel Thornton Academy\n\nQuinn Michaud Fort Kent Fort Kent Community High School\n\nLily Oliver St. John Plantation Fort Kent Community High School\n\nMatilda Schroeder Port Clyde Camden Hills Regional High School\n\nBlake Wilson York York High School\n\nSamuel Yoon Falmouth Falmouth High School\n\nTravis Dow Falmouth Falmouth High School\n\nHayden Meffert Wells Wells High School\n\nEmma Richard North Yarmouth Greely High School\n\nPatrick Delaney Gorham Gorham High School\n\nFelicity Jackson Brunswick Brunswick High School\n\nMichael Rene Hermon Hermon High School\n\nJacob Biberstein Orrington Bangor High School\n\nUnited States Merchant Marine Academy - Kings Point, NY\n\nName Home Town High School\n\nHannah Hills Boothbay Boothbay Regional High School\n\nCole Tomaschat Scarborough Scarborough High School\n\nAlden Hughes Cape Elizabeth Maine School of Science and Mathematics\n\nChristopher King Cumberland Greely High School\n\nAva Candage Manchester Maranacook Community High School\n\nJacob Biberstein Orrington Bangor High School\n\nRiley Bryant Knox Mount View High School\n\nUnites States Military Academy - West Point, NY\n\nName Home Town High School\n\nNicholas Gondolfo Scarborough Scarborough High School\n\nJack Fenton Portland Cheverus High School\n\nZachary Lattanzi Yarmouth Yarmouth High School\n\nPatrick Downey Gorham Gorham High School\n\nFinnegan Calderwood Union Islesboro Central School\n\nRiley Record Cumberland Greely High School\n\nXavier De La Torre Biddeford Biddeford High School\n\nJoseph Lathwood Arundel Thornton Academy\n\nAnthony Boyce West Gardiner Gardiner Area High School\n\nNathan Lewis Monmouth Monmouth Academy\n\nJoshua Stineford LaGrange Penquis Valley High School\n\nJacob Biberstein Orrington Bangor High School\n\nQuinn Michaud Fort Kent Fort Kent Community High School\n\nRiley Bryant Knox Mount View High School\n\nMatilda Schroeder Port Clyde Camden Hills Regional High School\n\nAva Candage Manchester Maranacook Community High School\n\nUnited States Naval Academy \u2013 Annapolis, MD\n\nName Home Town High School\n\nJacob Biberstein Orrington Bangor High School\n\nSean Allen Cumberland Greely High School\n\nFelicity Jackson Brunswick Brunswick High School\n\nHayden Meffert Wells Wells High School\n\nXavier De La Torre Biddeford Biddeford High School\n\nAlden Hughes Cape Elizabeth Maine School of Science and Mathematics\n\nOtto Schoenthal Southport Lincoln Academy\n\nChristopher King Cumberland Greely High School\n\nMatilda Schroeder Port Clyde Camden Hills Regional High School\n\nTravis Dow Falmouth Falmouth High School\n\nRiley Bryant Knox Mount View High School\n\nNathaniel Raineault Mount Vernon Lake Braddock Secondary School\n\nNathan Lewis Monmouth Monmouth Academy\n\nMichael Rene Hermon Hermon High School\n\nLauren Dugal Presque Isle Presque Isle High School\n\nGracie Rooney West Bath Morse High School\n\nFinnegan Calderwood Union Islesboro Central School\n\nRiley Record Cumberland Greely High School\n\nCole Tomaschat Scarborough Scarborough High School\n\nAva Candage Manchester Maranacook Community High School\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T22:13:55Z"]], "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/12/17/2024/senators-collins-and-king-announce-maine-nominees-to-the-united-states-military-service-academies"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9448039345443249, "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"}