{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.tester.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=7885", "Tester Nominates 19 of Montanas Best and Brightest Students to Prestigious Military Service Academies [press_release]", "2020-12-16", "2020", "2020-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "MT", "Jon Tester", "T000464", "www.tester.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "U.S. Senator Jon Tester today announced he is nominating 19 Montana students to be admitted to the country's four prestigious military service academies.\nTester selected these 19 students based on their academic accomplishments, extracurricular activities, and commitment to serving and leading in the United States military. To attend the U.S. Military, Naval, Air Force, or Merchant Marine Academies, a student must be nominated by a member of Congress.\n\"It is one of my greatest honors as Montana's Senior Senator to nominate our state's best and brightest to the nation's most prestigious military academies each year,\" said Tester. \"These young folks have proven they can work hard both in and out of the classroom, have shown promising leadership and teamwork skills, and are dedicated to serving their communities and their country. I'm looking forward to watching them continue to grow into the next generation of military leaders in America.\"\nMontana students who are interested in applying to a military academy in the future can request a nomination from Tester HERE.\nSenator Jon Tester's 2021 Military Academy nominees:\nBelgrade\n\n \nGideon Survoy - U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy\n \n\nBigfork\n\n \nBrandon Wenzel - U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy\n \n\nBillings\n \nNatalie Beck - U.S. Merchant Marine Academy\nKathryn Brower - U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy\n \nBozeman\n \nErica Brackett - U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Naval Academy\n \nCameron\n \nKyle LaClair - U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy\n \nColumbia Falls\n \nCameron Kahle - U.S. Naval Academy\n \nCorvallis\n \nLogan VanDenburg - U.S. Naval Academy\n \nHarlem\n \nAlaynee Hawley - U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy\n \nHelena\n \nEthan Hayes - U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy\n \nHot Springs\n \nEmmaRae Rasmussen - U.S. Merchant Marine Academy\n \nLavina\n \nJacob Smith - U.S. Naval Academy\n \nMissoula\n \nBremer Deaton - U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy\nEthan Schroeder - U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy\n \nRed Lodge\n \nCalahan Barker - U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy\n \nTwo Dot\n \nMargaret Martin - U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy\n \nWest Glacier\n \nJulia Sowerwine - U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy\n \nWhitefish\n \nCamren Ross - U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, U.S. Naval Academy\nLinnea Forsberg - 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=7885"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.5473820492625237, "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"}