{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.tester.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=5745", "Tester Nominates Montana Students to U.S. Military Service Academies [press_release]", "2017-12-15", "2017", "2017-12", "Democrat", "House", "MT", "Jon Tester", "T000464", "www.tester.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "(U.S. Senate) - U.S. Senator Jon Tester today announced he is nominating 27 Montana students for admission to the country's four prestigious military service academies.\nTo attend the U.S. Air Force Academy, the U.S. Military Academy, the U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, or the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, a student must be nominated by a member of Congress.\n\"One of the greatest privileges I have as a Senator is to help some of Montana's best and brightest students become the next generation of American military leaders,\" said Tester. \"I have full confidence that these exemplary young Montanans will rise to meet the challenge of a United States Service Academy appointment.\" \nTester nominated the following students based on their academic accomplishments, extracurricular activities, and a demonstrated commitment to serving and leading in the United States military.\nMontana students who are interested in applying to a military academy can request a nomination from Senator Tester HERE.\nSenator Jon Tester's 2018 Academy Nominations:\nAnaconda  \n \nRose Tracy: U.S. Naval Academy\n \nBaker  \n \nMadison Reddick: U.S. Merchant Marines Academy\n \nBillings  \n \nMicah Andrews: U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy\n \nBozeman  \n \nSage Lindsay: U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Naval Academy\nErik Manning: U.S. Naval Academy\nJackson Redmon: US. Military Academy\n \nEnnis  \n \nWilliam Gilmore: U.S. Military Academy\n \nFlorence  \n \nAlexandra Weisenburger: U. S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Military Academy\nKourtney Zeiler: U.S. Military Academy\n \nGreat Falls  \n \nJack Dresel, U.S. Air Force Academy\n \nHamilton  \n \nJames Baggett III: U.S. Air Force Academy\n \nHelena  \n \nClaudia Downing: U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Naval Academy, U. S. Merchant Marine Academy\nMaggie Smiedala: U.S. Military Academy\nKamrin Rosling: U.S. Military Academy\nGrayson Weber: U.S. Naval Academy\nTaylor Sullivan: U.S. Military Academy\nJames Riley Johnson III: U.S. Military Academy\nChristopher Bokovoy: U.S. Air Force Academy\n \nKalispell  \n \nPayton Hume: U.S. Air Force Academy\n \nManhattan  \n \nAlexa Arthun: U.S. Naval Academy\nCody Dykstra: U.S. Naval Academy\n \nMissoula  \n \nMatthew Fritz: U.S. Naval Academy\nBryar Newbary: U.S. Military Academy\nGabriel Jourdonnais: U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy\n \nSidney  \n \nBreanna Frank: U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy\n \nTwo Dot  \n \nAmanda Martin: U.S. Air Force Academy\n \nMontana Active Duty Military Dependent  \n \nMadison Ward: U.S. 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.tester.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=5745"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8134020026773214, "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"}