{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.daines.senate.gov/news/press-releases/daines-announces-2017-montana-student-us-military-academy-nominations", "Daines Announces 2017 Montana Student U.S. Military Academy Nominations", "2017-12-08", "2017", "2017-12", "Republican", "House", "MT", "Steve Daines", "D000618", "www.daines.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "12.08.17\n\t\t\t Daines Announces 2017 Montana Student U.S. Military Academy Nominations \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tU.S. SENATE\u00a0\u2014\u00a0U.S.\u00a0Senator Steve Daines today announced his nominations of 22 Montana students who are applying for enrollment into U.S. military academies.\r\nA congressional nomination is a critical step in the process for Montanans seeking admission to one of the nation\u2019s four military academies: the U.S. Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis or the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point.\r\n\u201cIt is an honor and a privilege to nominate some of Montana\u2019s most capable and brightest young people to attend one of our nation\u2019s military academies,\u201d\u00a0Daines said.\u00a0\u201cI am encouraged by their achievements, sense of duty, and commitment to continuing Montana\u2019s legacy of service.\u201d\r\nStudents interested in applying to a U.S. military academy submitted an extensive application that documents their academic, civic and athletic abilities, as well as their commitment to military service. An academy selection board assembled by Daines\u00a0reviewed the applications and conducted interviews of the applicants.\u00a0\r\nThe following is a complete list of Daines\u2019 2017 academy nominations:\r\n \r\nAlexa Arthun, Manhattan -- Navy\r\nJimmy Baggett, Hamilton -- Air Force\r\nClaudia Downing, Helena -- Navy, Merchant Marines, Army,\u00a0Air Force\u00a0\r\nCody Dykstra, Manhattan -- Navy\r\nBreanna Frank, Sidney -- Merchant Marines\r\nMatthew Fritz, Missoula -- Navy\r\nGabby Gerving, Montgomery -- Air Force\r\nWilliam Gilmore, Ennis -- Army\r\nRiley Johnson, Stuttgart, Germany -- Army, Navy\r\nGabe Jourdonnais, Missoula -- Merchant Marines,\u00a0Navy, Air Force\r\nSage Lindsay, Bozeman -- Navy, Air Force\r\nE. J. Manning, Bozeman -- Army, Navy\r\nAmanda Martin, Two Dot -- Air Force, Army\r\nCharlie Morledge-Hampton, Billings -- Navy\r\nJustin Ramey, Fortine -- Air Force\r\nJackson Redmon, Bozeman -- Army\r\nLogan Reiman, Great Falls \u2013 Air Force\r\nTaylor Sullivan, Helena -- Army\r\nJoshua Triplett, Billings -- Army, Air Force\r\nMadison Ward, Newport, RI -- Navy\r\nAlex Weisenburger, Forence -- Air Force\r\nKourtney Zeiler, Florence -- Army\r\n \r\n\u00a0\r\n###\r\n\u00a0\r\n\u00a0\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n  \n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tPrevious Article\n\t\t    \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article", 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.daines.senate.gov/news/press-releases/daines-announces-2017-montana-student-us-military-academy-nominations"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4609198551625013, "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"}