{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.stabenow.senate.gov/news/senator-stabenow-nominates-45-michigan-students-to-military-academies", "Senator Stabenow Nominates 45 Michigan Students to Military Academies", "2016-12-26", "2016", "2016-12", "Democrat", "House", "MI", "Debbie Stabenow", "S000770", "www.stabenow.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Senator Stabenow Nominates 45 Michigan Students to Military Academies \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tMonday, December 26, 2016\n\t\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t  \n\t\t\tU.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow announced today that she has nominated 45 Michigan students for placement at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, NY, the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD, the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO, and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, NY.\u00a0\r\n\u201cMichigan is fortunate to have so many exceptional students who want to serve our country through military service,\u201d said Senator Stabenow. \u201cHaving demonstrated a strong commitment to excellence in and out of the classroom, I am confident they will represent Michigan and our country well.\u201d\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 Stabenow\u2019s office went through a highly competitive application process that included interviews by community leaders. Now that the students have been nominated, they must await acceptance for admission by the academy to which they have applied.\u00a0\r\nThe following students have been nominated by Senator Stabenow to a service academy (by region):\r\nSoutheast Michigan:\r\nFarzad Baghaie \u2013 Northville, Naval Academy\r\nOlivia Bennett \u2013 Clarkston, Merchant Marine Academy\r\nTyler Blythe \u2013 Howell, Air Force Academy\r\nGurjiwan Chahal \u2013 Shelby Township, West Point\r\nMatthew Dahn \u2013 Warren, Air Force Academy\r\nMulgetta Fritz \u2013 Birmingham, Merchant Marine Academy\r\nJason Hires \u2013 Ann Arbor, Air Force Academy\r\nJared Jenkins \u2013 Detroit, Air Force Academy\r\nDaniel Keith \u2013 Saline, Air Force Academy\r\nTristan Klein \u2013 Bloomfield Hills, Naval Academy\r\nJason Kopp \u2013 Grosse Ile, West Point\r\nJohn Libcke \u2013 West Bloomfield, Merchant Marine Academy\r\nJordan McGinnis \u2013 Ann Arbor, Naval Academy\r\nShreyans Munot \u2013 Rochester Hills, West Point\r\nJessica Reimchen \u2013 Lake Orion, West Point\r\nCharles Renfroe \u2013 West Bloomfield, Air Force Academy\r\nKadie Sardo \u2013 Holly, Air Force Academy\r\nNathan Schubring \u2013 Plymouth, Naval Academy\r\nFaith Van Havel \u2013 Hudson, Air Force Academy\r\nDaniel Vela \u2013 Novi, Air Force Academy\r\nPeter Veltigian \u2013 Oxford, Air Force Academy\r\nWest Michigan:\r\nLuke Ensing \u2013 Grandville, West Point\r\nConnor Fischer \u2013 Grandville, West Point\r\nTyler Friend \u2013 Grant, Air Force Academy\r\nLydia Kamps \u2013 Zeeland, Air Force Academy\r\nCreston Martin \u2013 Mattawan, Air Force Academy\r\nJoseph Murphy \u2013 Grand Rapids, Merchant Marine Academy\r\nEric Petoskey \u2013 Centreville, Air Force Academy\r\nClaire Podiak \u2013 Portage, Naval Academy\r\nStephanie Rauhoff \u2013 Richland, Air Force Academy\r\nJarrod Torr \u2013 Kentwood, Naval Academy\r\nUpper Peninsula:\r\nLeigha Woelffer \u2013 Gladstone, West Point\r\nCali Holmes \u2013 Menominee, Air Force Academy\r\nNorthern Michigan:\r\nSawyer Hodson \u2013 Indian River, Air Force Academy\r\nCamille Madion \u2013 Traverse City, Naval Academy\r\nChristian Stellin \u2013 Traverse City, Naval Academy\r\nMid-Michigan:\r\nZachary Calderone \u2013 Jackson, West Point\r\nIsaac Coolidge \u2013 Eaton Rapids, Air Force Academy\r\nByron Gallagher III \u2013 East Lansing, Naval Academy\r\nAnthony Stone \u2013 Lansing, Naval Academy\r\nFlint/Great Lakes Bay Region:\r\nIsabelle Hynan \u2013 Flint, Air Force Academy\r\nJacob Kelly \u2013 Flint, Merchant Marine Academy\r\nJack Lee \u2013 Frankenmuth, Air Force Academy\r\nElizabeth Mansour \u2013 Grand Blanc, West Point\r\nAnnMarie Moolenaar \u2013 Midland, West Point\r\n\r\n###", 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-45-michigan-students-to-military-academies"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4303489588201046, "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"}