{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://zinke.house.gov/media/press-releases/cedar-hunt-st-ignatius-high-wins-2023-congressional-art-competition-western", "Cedar Hunt of St. Ignatius High Wins 2023 Congressional Art Competition for Western Montana", "2023-04-17", "2023", "2023-04", "Republican", "House", "MT", "Ryan K. Zinke", "Z000018", "zinke.house.gov", "zinke", "https://zinke.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "(MISSOULA, MT) - Today Western Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke announced Ms. Cedar Hunt of St. Ignatius\u2019 piece titled Girl on Horse as the winner of the Congressional Art Competition for Montana\u2019s First Congressional District. The St. Ignatius High Schooler\u2019s art will be displayed in the halls of the United States Congress for the next year along with the top entries in each district around the country. The Congressional Art Competition is a tradition that has been reoccurring since 1982, however Hunt\u2019s submission is the first winner unique to Montana\u2019s newly drawn western district.\n\nIn her submission, Hunt noted that Girl on Horse is a 3D plume feather woman riding her appaloosa in a field of lavender with a background of mission old ledger papers. Ledger paper is an art form that traces back to the late 1800\u2019s and is used in art displaying the early lives of Native Americans.\n\n\u201cMontana is home to a robust art community and cultivating that talent begins with recognizing it early on,\u201d Zinke said. \u201cI was incredibly impressed with the work our students brought to the table - it made choosing a winner a difficult task. Cedar\u2019s piece on ledger paper was a great ode to the roots of Montana and our state should be proud of the talent working its way up through our youth. Congratulations on a job well done to Cedar and each of the other entries \u2013 you\u2019ve made Montana proud.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T23:44:29Z"]], "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://zinke.house.gov/media/press-releases/cedar-hunt-st-ignatius-high-wins-2023-congressional-art-competition-western"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4606269542127848, "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"}