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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\nJarek Fryzlewicz Alfred Massabesic High School\n\nAustin Sellinger Auburn Edward Little High School\n\nAvery Theriault Augusta Cony High School\n\nBenjamin Beckerman Bethel Burke Mountain Academy\n\nNora Spratt Castine George Stevens Academy\n\nThomas Brearly East Baldwin Sacopee Valley High School\n\nSarah Neal East Machias Washington Academy\n\nCamden Hamilton Falmouth Falmouth High School\n\nMatthew Bellatoni Gorham Cheverus High School\n\nLeonardo Mlynski Hampden Hampden Academy\n\nEmma Richard North Yarmouth Greely High School\n\nJames Jones Oakland Messalonskee High School\n\nKatelynn Kinney Sebec Bangor Christian Schools\n\nRoman Thomas Windham Windham High School\n\nRyan Cole Woodland Washburn District High School\n\nJonathan \u201cJack\u201d Curtis Woolwich North Yarmouth Academy\n\nJoseph Neal York York 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\nJulian Henderson Camden Camden Hills Regional High School\n\nJameson Buck Hampden Hampden Academy\n\nBenjamin Cloutier Lewiston Lewiston High School\n\nNicholas Biberstein Orrington Bangor High School\n\nAmber Scholten St. Albans Nokomis Regional High School\n\nKatherine Mason Whitefield Lincoln Academy\n\nUnites States Military Academy - West Point\n\nName Home Town High School\n\nWilliam Price Anson Carrabec High School\n\nTaylor Coombs Bangor Bangor High School\n\nThomas Brearly East Baldwin Sacopee Valley High School\n\nSarah Neal East Machias Washington Academy\n\nMatthew Bellantoni Gorham Cheverus High School\n\nNolan Garey Minot Poland Regional High School\n\nEmma Richard North Yarmouth Greely High School\n\nNicholas Biberstein Orrington Bangor High School\n\nMaclain Lowe Saco Thornton Academy\n\nKatelynn Kinney Sebec Bangor Christian Schools\n\nJonathan \u201cJack\u201d Curtis Woolwich North Yarmouth Academy\n\nCora Birknes Yarmouth St. Andrew\u2019s School\n\nJoseph Neal York York High School\n\nUnited States Naval Academy - Annapolis\n\nName Home Town High School\n\nAustin Sellinger Auburn Edward Little High School\n\nAvery Theriault Augusta Cony High School\n\nLiam Sullivan Berwick St. Thomas Aquinas\n\nLeonard \u201cMichael\u201d Kenyon Brunswick Brunswick High School\n\nNora Spratt Castine George Stevens Academy\n\nCarolyn Carter Freeport Freeport High School\n\nMatthew Bellantoni Gorham Cheverus High School\n\nJameson Buck Hampden Hampden Academy\n\nBenjamin Cloutier Lewiston Lewiston High School\n\nNolan Garey Minot Poland Regional High School\n\nNicholas Biberstein Orrington Bangor High School\n\nMalachi Cummings Presque Isle Presque Isle High School\n\nScott Turney Readfield Kents Hill School\n\nJacob Lavi South Thomaston Oceanside High School\n\nGeorge Ferland Stockholm Caribou High School\n\nKatherine Mason Whitefield Lincoln Academy\n\nCora Birknes Yarmouth St. Andrew\u2019s School\n\nSteven Fulton Yarmouth Yarmouth High School", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:32:05Z"]], "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-king-announce-maine-2023-nominees-to-the-united-states-military-service-academies"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.2052850797772408, "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"}