{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://yoder.house.gov//media-center/press-releases/yoder-announces-us-service-academy-nominations", "Yoder Announces U.S. Service Academy Nominations", "2014-11-21", "2014", "2014-11", "Republican", "House", "KS", "Kevin Yoder", "Y000063", "yoder.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "For Immediate Release  \n\tNovember 21, 2014  \n\tContact: Dave Natonski  \n\tPhone: (202) 225-2865\nYoder Announces U.S. Service Academy Nominations\nOverland Park, KS \u2013 Congressman Kevin Yoder (KS-3) announced today that he has nominated the following students to a military academy for the class entering the fall of 2015.\nThe 3rd Congressional District\u2019s Academy Nomination Board, appointed by Congressman Yoder, conducted interviews with the applicants and reviewed their applications and test scores.\u00a0 Twenty-two students were recommended for nomination.\u00a0 Now nominated by Congressman Yoder, the applicants must meet the requirements of each U.S. Service Academy.\u00a0 The Academies make the final decision on who receives an appointment of admission. \u00a0\n\u201cIt is an honor to announce the nominations of the following outstanding Kansans from the 3rd Congressional District to a United States Service Academy,\u201d Rep. Yoder said. \u201cThe caliber of these nominees is very impressive; our district will be very well represented. These young men and women are our future and I wish them well as they seek an appointment to a U.S. Service Academy.\u201d United States Air Force Academy \u2013 Colorado Springs, CO\nBraydon Huschka \u2013 Overland Park\nConner Galbraith \u2013 Shawnee\nElizabeth Barnickel \u2013 Leawood\nNicholas \u201cCole\u201d Pollock \u2013 Overland Park\nNicholas Williams \u2013 Overland Park\nThomas Williams \u2013 Overland Park\nWilliam \u201cDrew\u201d Stolz \u2013 Olathe\nZane Moxley \u2013 Olathe\n\u00a0\nUnited States Military Academy \u2013 West Point, NY\nAbbie Lavin \u2013 Lenexa\nKenneth Englert \u2013 Shawnee\nSean Bowen \u2013 Shawnee\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\n\u00a0\nUnited States Merchant Marine Academy \u2013 Kings Point, NY\nZebadiah \u201cZeb\u201d Willey \u2013 Olathe\n\u00a0\nUnited States Naval Academy \u2013 Annapolis, MD\nAlex Quinn \u2013 Lenexa\nCameron Hamm \u2013 Overland Park\nChenxi He \u2013 Olathe\nEli Cosner \u2013 Overland Park\nKyle Garton \u2013 Overland Park\nMattie Germann \u2013 Leawood\nMichael Healy \u2013 Leawood\nMichael Hund \u2013 Olathe\nPatrick Doyle \u2013 Prairie Village\nRobert \u201cRobbie\u201d Caldwell \u2013 Overland Park\n  \n\tCongressman Yoder will begin accepting applications, for the U.S. Service Academy class entering 2016, May 1, 2015. The application deadline is October 1, 2015.\u00a0 For questions on the application process or to receive Congressman Yoder\u2019s Academy Nomination Application packet please contact Susan Metsker in Congressman Yoder\u2019s Overland Park Office at 913-621-0832 or visit the website \u2013 www.yoder.house.gov\n\u00a0\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://yoder.house.gov//media-center/press-releases/yoder-announces-us-service-academy-nominations"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.7616169061511755, "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"}