{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.collins.senate.gov/newsroom/senators-collins-and-king-announce-maine-nominees-united-states-military-service-4", "Senators Collins and King Announce Maine Nominees to the United States Military Service Academies", "2020-12-10", "2020", "2020-12", "Republican", "Senate", "ME", "Susan Collins", "C001035", "www.collins.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C.  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\nWe are proud to have the honor to nominate such an impressive group of Maine students to our nation's distinguished service academies, said Senators Collins and King in a joint statement. The young people we have nominated have earned this honor through a commitment to strong scholarship, leadership, and character.\n\nThe following students from Maine have received nominations as candidates to the military academies from Senators Collins and King:\n\nUnited States Air Force Academy  Colorado Springs\n\nName Home Town High School\n\nJoseph Bergen Yarmouth Yarmouth High School\nPaxton Dionne Bangor Bangor High School\nGarrett Engstrom Alton  Old Town High School\nHarrison Hartnett Oxford Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School\nEmelyn Hatch Pittsfield Maine Central Institute\nAugust Huffard Cape Elizabeth Cape Elizabeth High School\nKathleen Hughes Yarmouth Yarmouth High School\nAndrew Klein Cumberland Center Greely High School\nJonathan Leal York York High School\nBrendan Mailloux Portland Portland High School\nTyler Ormonde Whitefield Erskine Academy\nJaimey-Leigh Weidner Bowdoin Mount Ararat High School\n\n\nUnited States Merchant Marine Academy - Kings Point\n\nName Home Town High School\n\nGlory Blethen Boothbay Boothbay Region High School\nAugust Huffard Cape Elizabeth Cape Elizabeth High School\nSumner Rugh Chebeague Island Yarmouth High School\n\n\nUnites States Military Academy  West Point\n\nName Home Town High School\n\nJack Begin Chelsea Cony High School\nGarrett Engstrom Alton Old Town High School\nBryan Frost Newburgh Hampden Academy\nCharles Fussell Orrington John Bapst High School\nCalvin Healey York York High School\nAidan Joyce Scarborough Scarborough High School\nBenjamin Keller Falmouth Falmouth High School\nJonathan Leal York York High School\nJacob Lowe Saco Thornton Academy\nDaniel Penney Hollis Center Waynflete\nKelby Young Chelsea Erskine Academy\n\n\nUnited States Naval Academy - Annapolis\n\nName Home Town High School\n\nKylie Bedard Saco Thornton Academy\nPatrick Bergen Yarmouth Yarmouth High School\nSawyer Carson Belfast Belfast Area High School\nFelix Cutler Winter Harbor Tabor Academy\nAnna Drinkert Orono Orono High School\nRylee Eaton Little Deer Isle Deer Isle Stonington High School\nDelaney Feeney Winthrop Kents Hill High School\nCharles Griebel Hope Camden Hills Regional High School\nEmelyn Hatch Pittsfield  Maine Central Institute\nKathleen Hughes Yarmouth Yarmouth High School\nJacob Lowe Saco Thornton Academy\nLily Pires Yarmouth Yarmouth High School\nSadie Skinner Orr's Island Mount Ararat High School\nOlivia Tiner Winslow Winslow High School\n\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.collins.senate.gov/newsroom/senators-collins-and-king-announce-maine-nominees-united-states-military-service-4"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.7034769989550114, "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"}