{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.tester.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=6537", "Tester Nominates 21 Montanans to Military Service Academies [press_release]", "2018-12-13", "2018", "2018-12", "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 21 Montanans to U.S. military service academies.\nTo attend the U.S. Air Force Academy, the U.S. Military Academy, the U.S. Naval Academy, or the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, a student must be nominated by a member of Congress.\n\"These students represent the best Montana has to offer,\" Tester said. \"They've proven they deserve this opportunity, and I know they'll rise up to the challenge. I look forward to watching these young men and women grow and become the next generation of military leaders.\"\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 Tester HERE.\nSenator Jon Tester's 2018 military academy nominations:\nBrockton\n\tMackenzie Dethman: U.S. Air Force Academy\nBozeman\n\tAiden Reinhardt: U.S. Military Academy\nButte\n\tWilliam Cunneen: U.S. Military Academy\nColumbus\n\tNathan Palmer: U.S. Naval Academy  \tDylan Sutton: U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Naval Academy\nFlorence\n\tGabriel Bennett: U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Military Academy\nHelena\n\tTravis Petersen: U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Military Academy, Merchant Marine Academy  \tKamrin Rosling: U.S. Military Academy  \tCameron Holston: U.S. Air Force Academy\nKalispell\n\tRakiah Grende: U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy  \tLincoln Jones: U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy  \tShelby Petersen: U.S. Military Academy\nMissoula\n\tMadison Edwards: U.S. Air Force Academy  \tCade Insko: U.S. Navy Academy  \tSimon MaMahon: U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Military Academy  \tFinnian Westenfelder: U.S. Air Force Academy\nPark City\n\tRayna Lasko: U.S. Military Academy\nPower\n\tBerit Bedord: U.S. Air Force Academy\nRed Lodge\n\tShane Vomund: U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy\nScobey\n\tDevan Fishell: U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Naval Academy\nWhitefish\n\tTyler Dunnagon: 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=6537"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7012661080807447, "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"}