{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.ernst.senate.gov//public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=94D98F6D-F815-43B3-A6A3-1BD63CE61863", "Ernst Nominates 33 Iowans for Admission to U.S. Service Academies", "2018-12-14", "2018", "2018-12", "Republican", "House", "IA", "Joni Ernst", "E000295", "www.ernst.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTONU.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the Iowa Army National Guard and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today announced U.S. Service Academy nominations for 33 high school seniors from across the state of Iowa.\r\nAs a combat veteran, and mother of a West Point plebe, it's truly an honor to nominate these qualified Iowa students for admittance to our U.S. Service Academies. Each of these students has exemplified strong leadership, dedication to academics and commitment to community service. This nomination is an important step in the admissions process, and I'm proud to assist these students in reaching their goal of serving our nation in uniform, said Senator Ernst.\r\nEach year, Senator Ernst nominates Iowa students to the U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Military Academy at West Point and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. To learn more about the service academy nomination process, click here.\r\nBelow is a complete list of the students nominated by Senator Ernst for the Class of 2023.\r\nU.S. Air Force Academy:\r\nJames Baker  Bettendorf*\r\nNathan Brush  Clive\r\nMitchell Clements  North Liberty\r\nJosiah Cole  Altoona\r\nCory Critchlow  Carlisle\r\nCharles Haefner  Cedar Rapids\r\nAdam Laubenthal  Davenport\r\nMichael McCurry  Cedar Rapids\r\nWilliam Rankin  Hull\r\nKassidy Rashid  Burlington\r\nBritain Saluri  Des Moines*\r\nHunter Sherry  Boone\r\nJosiah Stearns  Windsor Heights\r\nMicah Treptau  Lansing\r\nOlivia Wong  Ames\r\nGabriel Yingst  Woodward\r\n\r\nU.S. Naval Academy:\r\nFaith Bonilla  Bettendorf\r\nDaunte Burns  Dyersville\r\nAiden DeWitt  Dubuque*\r\nAbram Dierickx  Lowden\r\nAlex Hooker  Webster City\r\nDara Hulstein  Cedar Falls\r\nWill Jefferson  Le Claire*\r\nWilliam Jones  Council Bluffs*\r\nAllison Mitchell  Clinton\r\nKyle Otte  Clive\r\n\r\nU.S. Military Academy at West Point:\r\nJames Baker  Bettendorf*\r\nElias Brehm  Dubuque\r\nAiden DeWitt  Dubuque*\r\nJack Gehl  Asbury\r\nAnders Grau  United Kingdom\r\nGrace Greer  Iowa City\r\nWilliams Jones  Council Bluffs*\r\nCole Mabry  Iowa City\r\nCarson Parker  Story City\r\nGrace Ries  Asbury\r\n\r\nU.S. Merchant Marine Academy:\r\nWill Jefferson  Le Claire*\r\nBritain Saluri  Des Moines*\r\n\r\n*The admissions process to the service academies is highly competitive, and Senator Ernst encourages students to apply for more than one academy. This denotes students who are being nominated for both their first and second choice of service academy.", 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.ernst.senate.gov//public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=94D98F6D-F815-43B3-A6A3-1BD63CE61863"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7820089813321829, "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"}