{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://castor.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398280", "U.S. Rep. Castor announces her 2016 nominations to U.S. military academies", "2016-11-28", "2016", "2016-11", "Democrat", "House", "FL", "Kathy Castor", "C001066", "castor.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor announced the high school students who received her official nomination for admission into the nation\u2019s military academies:\u00a0 Air Force (USAFA), Naval (USNA), Military (USMA) and Merchant Marine (USMMA).\u201cI am proud to have so many students who are interested in serving America,\u201d U.S. Rep. Castor said. \u201cThese impressive students are tomorrow\u2019s leaders and by applying to a military academy are demonstrating their commitment to working hard for an excellent education and serving our country. \u00a0Nominations are earned based upon an interview with the Congressional District 14 Nomination Committee and each student\u2019s individual academic record, extracurricular activities and leadership qualities.\u00a0 Because of the stringent application requirements, most students begin preparing for their application as early as their first years of high school.\u201cI am appreciative of the time and effort of the Nomination Committee \u2013 members reviewed each nomination application and met with students individually.\u201dU.S. Rep. Castor will announce official \u201cappointments\u201d at a later date per notification by the military academies.\u00a0Today\u2019s announcement completes U.S. Rep. Castor\u2019s 2016 competitive nomination process and nominated students who receive an appointment from a military academy will begin for the 2017-2018 school year.All military academies, except the Coast Guard Academy, based upon U.S. law, require a nomination from their congressional representative, senator or the Vice President of the United States as part of the application process. Parents and students interested in the nomination process will find more information at www.castor.house.govU.S. Rep. Castor granted her nomination to the following students for one or more of the U.S. military academies:\r\n \r\n    Ryan Acevedo, Middleton HS \u2013 USAFA\r\n    Alexander Bremmer, Plant HS \u2013 USAFA\r\n    Jacob Dennis, Osceola Fundamental HS \u2013 USMMA, USNA\r\n    Devon Gadarowski, Plant HS \u2013 USAFA, USMA\r\n    Brittney Gray, Middleton HS \u2013 USNA\r\n    Roberto Grimaldi, Tampa Catholic HS \u2013 USNA \r\n    Matthew Hafer, Plant HS \u2013 USMA, USNA\r\n    Erin Hanson, Lennard HS \u2013 USMA\r\n    Kaiser Hartmann, Jesuit HS \u2013 USNA \r\n    Desmond Henderson, Benedictine College Preparatory \u2013 USAFA, USMA \r\n    Nicholas Hobson, Plant HS \u2013 USMA, USNA\r\n    Clayton Hurd, Plant HS \u2013 USAFA, USNA\r\n    Justin Jaikaran, East Bay \u2013 USAFA, USMMA\r\n    Destiny Johnson, Plant HS \u2013 USMMA \r\n    Katherine Kraemer, Robinson HS \u2013 USAFA, USMA\r\n    Jacob Kuzmick, Plant HS \u2013 USAFA, USNA\r\n    Anna LoGrande, Plant HS \u2013 USAFA \r\n    Alesandro Maxwell, Berkeley Preparatory School \u2013 USAFA, USMA\r\n    Payton Paro, Plant HS \u2013 USNA \r\n    Herbert Saumell, Lennard HS \u2013 USMA, USNA\r\n    Maria Somrah, Newsome HS \u2013 USMMA \r\n    Adam Swanson, Alonso HS \u2013 USMA\r\n \r\n###", 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": ["http://castor.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398280"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.8488159403204918, "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"}