{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.paul.senate.gov/news-dr-rand-paul-announces-2018-service-academy-nominations/", "Dr. Rand Paul Announces 2018 Service Academy Nominations", "2018-02-16", "2018", "2018-02", "Republican", "Senate", "KY", "Rand Paul", "P000603", "www.paul.senate.gov", "paul", "https://www.paul.senate.gov/news/", "scraper", "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:\n\nFebruary 16, 2018\n\nContact: Press@paul.senate.gov, 202-224-4343\n\nBOWLING GREEN, KY \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul issued the following statement after announcing his nominations to the U.S. service academies, consisting of 38 individuals from across the Commonwealth of Kentucky:\n\n\u201cA very rewarding aspect of being a United States Senator is the opportunity to nominate young men and women from across the state to attend our nation\u2019s prestigious service academies. I commend each of these students for their dedication and desire to serve in the United States military, and I wish them the best through the remainder of the selection process. I have no doubt the students chosen will proudly represent the Commonwealth of Kentucky in the service academies.\u201d\n\nDr. Paul nominated the following individuals to the U.S. Military Academy, the U.S. Air Force Academy, the U.S. Naval Academy, and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy:\n\nUnited States Military Academy\n\n\u00b7 Jackson Beal \u2013 Gilbertsville, KY\n\n\u00b7 Clare Beichler \u2013 Berea, KY\n\n\u00b7 William Custer \u2013 Louisville, KY\n\n\u00b7 Nicholas Dennis \u2013 Winchester, KY\n\n\u00b7 Tyler Cooper \u2013 Ft. Campbell, KY\n\n\u00b7 Hayden Handel \u2013 Dry Ridge, KY\n\n\u00b7 Nicholas Kells- Dry Ridge, KY\n\n\u00b7 Isaac Marret \u2013 Lawrenceburg, KY\n\n\u00b7 Joseph Sowards \u2013 Bowling Green, KY\n\n\u00b7 Rachel Wright- Somerset, KY\n\nUnited States Naval Academy\n\n\u00b7 William Custer \u2013 Louisville, KY\n\n\u00b7 John Flesch \u2013 Covington, KY\n\n\u00b7 Ryan Hurley \u2013 Louisville, KY\n\n\u00b7 Spencer Lett \u2013 Ashland, KY\n\n\u00b7 Courtland Mitchell \u2013 Flemingsburg, KY\n\n\u00b7 Luke Nordheim \u2013 Butler, KY\n\n\u00b7 Tayjon Perkins \u2013 Louisville, KY\n\n\u00b7 Ryan Samotis \u2013 Erlanger, KY\n\n\u00b7 William Sweeny \u2013 Lexington, KY\n\n\u00b7 Dominic Tomcheck \u2013 Louisville, KY", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-06-27T22:50:58Z"]], "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.paul.senate.gov/news-dr-rand-paul-announces-2018-service-academy-nominations/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.656504813581705, "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"}