{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://visclosky.house.gov/press-release/matthew-kochevar-merrillville-completes-visclosky-internship", "Matthew Kochevar of Merrillville completes Visclosky internship", "2013-08-28", "2013", "2013-08", "Democrat", "House", "IN", "Peter Visclosky", "V000108", "visclosky.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "U.S.\u00a0 Congressman Peter J. Visclosky announced today that Merrillville native Matthew Kochevar completed a summer internship at his Washington, D.C. office.\u00a0 Matthew is a law student at Valparaiso University Law School and is a graduate of Merrillville High School.\nKochevar is currently studying for his Juris Doctor at Valparaiso University Law School.\u00a0 He is the Young Democrats\u2019 First District Chair, as well as the Order of American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association District 12 governor.\u00a0 He also sits on the Saints Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral Parish Council. After graduation, Matthew plans to take the Indiana bar exam and pursue a career in public policy.\nKochevar said of his summer, \u201cI had a great experience interning for Congressman Visclosky. While there, I was able to meet many of Pete\u2019s constituents who were visiting Washington, help ensure that their concerns and opinions were heard, and get a personal view the Congressman advocating for Northwest Indiana in the House of Representatives.\u201d\n\u201cI appreciate Matthew\u2019s efforts in our Washington, D.C. office this summer,\u201d Congressman Visclosky said.\u00a0 \u201cI am confident that his talents will serve him well in his professional career in public policy.\u201d\nCongressman Visclosky offers internships in his district and Washington, D.C. offices throughout the year.\u00a0 Intern applicants must be enrolled in high school or college, be eligible to receive school or service organization credit, and are encouraged to have a grade point average of 3.0 or higher. Visit https://visclosky.house.gov/serving-you/internships.", 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://visclosky.house.gov/press-release/matthew-kochevar-merrillville-completes-visclosky-internship"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9342029225081205, "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"}