{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/grassley-nominates-34-iowa-students-to-us-military-academies", "Grassley Nominates 34 Iowa Students to U.S. Military Academies", "2024-12-23", "2024", "2024-12", "Republican", "Senate", "IA", "Chuck Grassley", "G000386", "www.grassley.senate.gov", "grassley", "https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases", "scraper", "BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA \u2013 U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is announcing his support for 34 Iowa students seeking acceptance to U.S. military academies.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m honored to nominate these 34 extraordinary Iowans to our nation\u2019s prestigious military academies,\u201d Grassley said. \u201cThese young men and women represent Iowa\u2019s best and brightest. Their accomplishments, leadership and desire to serve are commendable. I look forward to seeing all they accomplish going forward.\u201d\n\nEach year, Grassley nominates Iowa high school seniors for placements at the U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Military Academy at West Point, U.S. Naval Academy and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. All service academies select at least one of Grassley\u2019s nominees.\n\nLearn more about service academy nominations HERE.\n\nGrassley\u2019s nominees for entrance during the 2025-2026 academic year follow:\n\nUnited States Air Force Academy\n\nTrenton Abel, Toddville\n\nEmmett Bartels, Runnells\n\nSean Bendinger, West Des Moines\n\nAlexis Bogardus, Granger\n\nBrayden Bohnsack, La Porte City\n\nGrant Dunn, Johnston\n\nBenjamin Green, West Des Moines\n\nEliana Hansen, Cedar Rapids\n\nShae Magley, Cedar Falls\n\nAmelia Porisch, St. Ansgar\n\nKy Wilkens, Dallas Center\n\nUnited States Military Academy at West Point\n\nEric Ding, Davenport\n\nMacKenzie Fah, Bettendorf\n\nTheodore Hartwig, Marion\n\nMacKenzie McClelland, Grinnell\n\nAiden Price, Davenport\n\nAbigail Sander, Polk City\n\nNaomi Templeman, Dallas Center\n\nJonah Zimmer, Sperry\n\nUnited States Naval Academy\n\nMadison Andrews, Maysville\n\nAva Blankenship, Ankeny\n\nElla Goodrich, Adel\n\nEllie Hance, Palo\n\nEvan Kohlsdorf, Des Moines\n\nRiley Kramer, Riverdale\n\nSolene MacLean, Polk City\n\nBrigid McGowan, Sioux City\n\nQuentin Moore, Des Moines\n\nOwen Powell, Blue Grass\n\nConnor Rash, Ames\n\nTyler Tingley, Council Bluffs\n\nRyan Traynor, Urbandale\n\nConrad Yates, West Des Moines\n\nUnited States Merchant Marine Academy\n\nSean Bendinger, West Des Moines\n\nElla Goodrich, Adel\n\nGage Holub, Mt. Vernon\n\nConrad Yates, West Des Moines\n\n-30-", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:07:19Z"]], "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.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/grassley-nominates-34-iowa-students-to-us-military-academies"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.2591960839927197, "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"}