{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.tomudall.senate.gov/news/press-releases/12/20/2018/udall-congratulates-new-mexico-nominees-to-united-states-service-academies", "Udall Congratulates New Mexico Nominees to United States Service Academies", "2018-12-20", "2018", "2018-12", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Tom Udall", "U000039", "www.tomudall.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "December 20, 2018\n\t\t\t Udall Congratulates New Mexico Nominees to United States Service Academies \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON-- Today,U.S. Senator Tom Udallannounced the44New Mexico students who have received his nomination to attend a United Statesserviceacademy beginning in 2019.A congressional, vice-presidential, orservice-connected nomination is required for admission to the U.S. Military Academy (West Point), the U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Air Force Academy and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. Students receiving Udall's nomination completed a competitive application process, which included interviewswith the senator's Military AcademyServicePanels,comprised of active dutyservicemembers, veterans and community leaders.\r\nThe United Statesserviceacademiesprovide a top-notch education and unparalleled opportunities for students to excel in both military and civilian life, and it is my honor to congratulate the New Mexico students I have nominated to theserviceacademiesthis year,said Udall.These exceptional young people have demonstrated strong leadership in both their academic and extracurricular activities, along with a commitment to serve  a true testament to their character and motivation. They represent some of New Mexico's best and brightest, and I wish them luck as they move on to the next phase of the admissions process. I am confident they will represent New Mexico well as they continue their education and pursue a life of leadership andservice.\r\nNominated students will now compete for admission to theirserviceacademy over the coming months. Those admitted will begin classes in the summer of 2019 as members of the class of 2023.\r\nThe following are the students nominated from New Mexico by academy:\r\nUnited States Military Academy (West Point)\r\nMya Martinez-Metzgar of Albuquerque\r\nSage Min of Albuquerque\r\nHector Reyes of Albuquerque\r\nNoah Rodney of Albuquerque\r\nEsperanza Varoz of Albuquerque\r\nCorbyn Foster of Farmington\r\nPierce Gannon of Madrid\r\nAlex Lee of Roswell\r\nJake Leible of Roswell\r\nJames Brady of Las Cruces\r\n\r\nUnited States Naval Academy\r\nIsaac Remenar of Albuquerque\r\nMakayla Fernandez-Sanchez of Belen\r\nMorgan Fortin of Albuquerque\r\nMatthew Gardiner of Bernalillo\r\nSophia Gonzales of Albuquerque\r\nHannah Grenemyer of Albuquerque\r\nKaci Jarry of Albuquerque\r\nDevin Marshall of Albuquerque\r\nCameron Mayo of Albuquerque\r\nJoshua Salazar of Albuquerque\r\nThomas Smith of Bosque Farms\r\nAna Bader-Elenes of Albuquerque\r\nDominic Morgan of Santa Fe\r\nJacob Torrez of Los Alamos\r\nJoshua Valdez of Las Vegas\r\nNeil Wilkerson of Los Alamos\r\nKieran Binkley of Las Cruces\r\nMarco Esparza of Anthony\r\nCristina Esparza of Anthony\r\n\r\nUnited States Air Force Academy\r\nYasemin Emami of Los Lunas\r\nAlexandria Forrester of Albuquerque\r\nBrandon Hunt of Albuquerque\r\nMarlene Lorber of Albuquerque\r\nJerry Sun of Albuquerque\r\nKeiko Yamamoto of Albuquerque\r\nNatalie Zannino of Rio Rancho\r\nGunnar Schwab of Farmington\r\nJames Burroughes of Clovis\r\nTaffitha Miller of Las Cruces\r\nJeremy Stevens of Las Cruces\r\n\r\nUnited States Merchant Marine Academy\r\nMarcos Salazar of Albuquerque\r\nMark Shover of Albuquerque\r\nZakrye Toliver of Albuquerque\r\nDillan Rose of Las Cruces", 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.tomudall.senate.gov/news/press-releases/12/20/2018/udall-congratulates-new-mexico-nominees-to-united-states-service-academies"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7621690165251493, "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"}