{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/senators-collins-and-king-announce-2023-maine-nominees-to-the-united-states-military-service-academies", "Senators Collins and King Announce 2023 Maine Nominees to the United States Military Service Academies", "2023-12-13", "2023", "2023-12", "Independent", "Senate", "ME", "Angus S. King, Jr.", "K000383", "www.king.senate.gov", "angusking", "https://www.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/table", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2014 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\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 commitment to strong scholarship, leadership, and character.\u201d\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 \u2013 Colorado Springs\n\nName Home Town High School\n\nAlec Smith Hermon Hermon High School\n\nBenjamin van den Heuvel Berwick Noble High School\n\nBrennan Mackey Rockport Camden Hills Regional High School\n\nColby Ting Yarmouth Yarmouth High School\n\nColter Olson Old Orchard Beach Yarmouth High School\n\nJason Melanson Brewer Brewer High School\n\nJonathan \u201cJack\u201d Curtis Woolwich North Yarmouth Academy\n\nLucas Mac Phee Ellsworth Homeschool\n\nMatthew Powers Turner North Yarmouth Academy\n\nPatrick Delaney Gorham Gorham High School\n\nSofia Mavor Yarmouth Yarmouth High School\n\nTyler Bartick Fryeburg Fryeburg High School\n\nUnited States Merchant Marine Academy - Kings Point\n\nName Home Town High School\n\nAddison \u201cTadd\u201d Nelson Bath Cheverus High School\n\nAidan McAuslin Yarmouth North Yarmouth Academy\n\nBrady Kezal Saco Thornton Academy\n\nCormac McKenney Cape Elizabeth Cape Elizabeth High School\n\nGiacomo Smith Whitefield Erskine Academy\n\nUnites States Military Academy - West Point\n\nName Home Town High School\n\nAshley Houde Saco Thornton Academy\n\nBrady Kezal Saco Thornton Academy\n\nCaden Dufour Turner Hebron Academy\n\nCasey McDonald Ellsworth Ellsworth High School\n\nGiacomo Smith Whitefield Erskine Academy\n\nJoseph Griffin Hodgdon Hodgdon High School\n\nLucas Harmon Monmouth Monmouth Academy\n\nLucas Mac Phee Ellsworth Homeschool\n\nMax Kennedy South Portland South Portland High School\n\nRyan Glidden Hallowell Hall-Dale Middle and High School\n\nSarah Hubbard Palmyra Nokomis Regional High School\n\nThomas Leopold York Harbor Phillips Exeter Academy\n\nUnited States Naval Academy - Annapolis\n\nName Home Town High School\n\nAidan Gagnon Sanford Sanford High School\n\nAidan Sullivan Berwick Noble High School\n\nAlec Smith Hermon Hermon High School\n\nAshley Houde Saco Thornton Academy\n\nBenjamin van den Heuvel Berwick Noble High School\n\nBrady Kezal Saco Thornton Academy\n\nBrooke Wardrop Scarborough Scarborough High School\n\nCasey McDonald Ellsworth Ellsworth High School\n\nColby Ting Yarmouth Yarmouth High School\n\nCora Birknes Yarmouth St. Andrew\u2019s School\n\nDaniel Landry Portland Deering High School\n\nDavid Steinbrick Jr. Cape Elizabeth Cape Elizabeth High School\n\nEmily Donlon Saco Thornton Academy\n\nGeorge Cutone Kennebunkport Kennebunk High School\n\nGracie Rooney West Bath Morse High School\n\nHadyn Forbes York York High School\n\nJacob Lavi South Thomaston Oceanside High School\n\nJaxson Redmond Kennebunkport Kennebunk High School\n\nJoseph Griffin Hodgdon Hodgdon High School\n\nLucas Harmon Monmouth Monmouth Academy\n\nLucas Mac Phee Ellsworth Homeschool\n\nNathaniel \u201cCole\u201d Gorsuch Falmouth Falmouth High School\n\nRyder Owens Buxton Bonny Eagle High School\n\nSarah Hubbard Palmyra Nokomis Regional High School\n\nSean Allen Cumberland Greely High School\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"]], "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.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/senators-collins-and-king-announce-2023-maine-nominees-to-the-united-states-military-service-academies"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4203370083123446, "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"}