{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.stabenow.senate.gov/news/senator-stabenow-nominates-44-michigan-students-to-military-academies", "Senator Stabenow Nominates 44 Michigan Students to Military Academies", "2017-12-21", "2017", "2017-12", "Democrat", "House", "MI", "Debbie Stabenow", "S000770", "www.stabenow.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Senator Stabenow Nominates 44 Michigan Students to Military Academies \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tThursday, December 21, 2017\n\t\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t  \n\t\t\tU.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow announced today that she has nominated 44 Michigan students for placement at the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY, the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD, the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO and the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, NY.\r\n\r\nMichigan is fortunate to have so many exceptional students who want to serve our country through military service, said Senator Stabenow. Having demonstrated a strong commitment to excellence in and out of the classroom, I am confident they will represent Michigan and our country well.\r\n\r\nStudents seeking appointment to a service academy must first obtain the nomination of their U.S. Senator, their U.S. Representative, or the Vice President. Students nominated by Senator Stabenows office went through a highly competitive application process that included interviews by veteran, military and community leaders. Now that the students have been nominated, they must await acceptance for admission by the academy to which they have applied.\r\n\r\nThe following students have been nominated by Senator Stabenow to a service academy (by region):\r\n\r\n\r\nSoutheast Michigan:\r\nKathryn LeWalk  Redford, West Point\r\nMadison Tolston  Commerce Township, West Point\r\nRichard Russel  Kimball Township, West Point\r\nMegan Hutter  Farmington Hills, West Point\r\nAlexandre Jund  Northville, West Point\r\nEmma Coenen  Armada, West Point\r\nSamantha Chinn  Bloomfield Hills, West Point\r\nAshley Ruiz  Taylor, West Point\r\nZachary Loyd  Rochester Hills, West Point\r\nLauren Wegener  Rochester Hills, West Point\r\nDillon Massey  White Lake, West Point\r\nJoshua Klein  West Bloomfield, West Point\r\nBenjamin Pyle  Ypsilanti, West Point\r\nJames Kaleel  Ortonville, Merchant Marine Academy\r\nJohn Libcke  West Bloomfield, Merchant Marine Academy\r\nJared Jenkins  Detroit, Air Force Academy\r\nJame Huang  Northville, Air Force Academy\r\nNickolas Presley  Macomb, Air Force Academy\r\nGrant Davis  Bloomfield Hills, Air Force Academy\r\nDanielle Parker  Shelby Township, Air Force Academy\r\nParitosh Coomar  Monroe, Air Force Academy\r\nMatthew Gu  West Bloomfield, Naval Academy\r\nMichael Berger  Chesterfield, Naval Academy\r\nKatelyn McKinley  Chelsea, Naval Academy\r\nRory Cox  Livonia, Naval Academy\r\nVivian Harber  Bloomfield Hills, Naval Academy\r\n\r\n\r\nWest Michigan:\r\nEmma Shea  Middleville, West Point\r\nSarah Guzzo  Battle Creek, West Point\r\nLuke Edgerly  Richland, Air Force Academy\r\nSeth Benscoter  Mattawan, Naval Academy\r\nNathaniel Nisonger  Vestaburg, Naval Academy\r\n\r\n\r\nUpper Peninsula:\r\nMackenzie Kalchik  Sault Ste Marie, West Point\r\n\r\n\r\nNorthern Michigan:\r\nGrace Martin  Traverse City  West Point\r\nReilly Ingleson  Petoskey, West Point\r\nCharles Prescott  Prescott, Merchant Marine Academy\r\nMadison May  Lewiston, Air Force Academy\r\nKelly Klettner  Traverse City, Naval Academy\r\n\r\n\r\nMid-Michigan:\r\nChristopher LeTarte  Eaton Rapids, West Point\r\nSeth Maloney  Pleasant Lake, West Point\r\nGavin McGahey  Brighton, Merchant Marine Academy\r\nAllyson Burba  Okemos, Air Force Academy\r\nAvi Rajendra-Nicolucci  Okemos, Naval Academy\r\n\r\n\r\nFlint/Saginaw Bay Region:\r\nFrederick Heidt  Owosso, Air Force Academy\r\nMackenzie Stottmeister  Grand Blanc, Naval 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.stabenow.senate.gov/news/senator-stabenow-nominates-44-michigan-students-to-military-academies"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.023789867758751, "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"}