John Boehner Congratulates 2010-2011 Service Academy Nominees

Rep. Boehner congratulates his 2010-2011 8th District service academy nominees at a reception yesterday in West Chester. (courtesy of WestChesterBuzz.com).

Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) yesterday congratulated his United States Service Academy nominees for the class of 2015 and their families yesterday at a reception in West Chester, Ohio. A list of the 24 nominees is included below.

“These are the best and brightest kids in our district,” Boehner said. “They are going off to be educated and gain skills to help keep America free.”

Each year Boehner nominates select students for appointments to the U.S. Air Force, Merchant Marine, Military (West Point), and Naval Academies. An independent review board made up of local community leaders and veterans interviews each applicant and makes its recommendations to Boehner based on the academic achievement, athletic accomplishments, community involvement, commitment to service, and strength of character of each applicant.

A congressional nomination does not guarantee an appointment. Appointments are made solely by the respective academy.

Boehner represents Ohio’s 8th District, which includes all of Darke, Miami, and Preble counties, most of Butler and Mercer counties, and the northeastern corner of Montgomery County. He was first elected to Congress in 1990.

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2010-2011 EIGHTH DISTRICT SERVICE ACADEMY NOMINEES

U.S. Naval Academy

Brittany Wheat, Piqua High School

James Wilker, Versailles High School

Isaac Snapp, Piqua High School

Grace Jett, Troy Christian High School

Connor Vitek, Maritime Academy (Lakota West High School graduate)

Alex Monson, Lakota East High School

Jordan Ammon, Fairfield High School

Carter Adams, Fairfield High School

Paris Bess, Troy Christian High School

Adam Fabry, Lakota East High School

U.S. Military Academy

Reed Pyers, Miami East High School

Chris Daniel, Madison High School

Michael Kitching, Lakota East High School

Tucker Filbrun, Lakota East High School

David Fields, Lakota West High School

Adam Peltier, Marion Military Institute (Lehman Catholic High School graduate)

Carolyn Pitman, Lakota East High School

U.S. Air Force Academy

Jordan Boivin, Lakota West High School

Benjamin Lenos, Madison High School

Hannah Weeger, Fairfield High School

Logan Schneider, Lakota East High School

Kyle Hall, Milton-Union High School

Rikki Feightner, Piqua High School

Brandon Mullen, Lehman Catholic High School

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John Boehner weekly legislative briefing.12/17/10 VIDEO

Washington (Dec 17) House Speaker-designate John Boehner (R-OH) issued the following statement after the House passed a measure to stop all the job-killing tax hikes scheduled for January 1st:

“With nearly one in 10 Americans out of work, acting to ensure no American’s taxes go up on January 1st was critically important. Failing to stop all the tax hikes would have destroyed more jobs and deepened the uncertainty in our economy. Stopping all the tax hikes is a good first step in our efforts to reduce the uncertainty family-owned small businesses are facing, but much more needs to be done, including cutting spending, permanently eliminating the threat of job-killing tax hikes, and repealing the job-killing health care law. These are critical priorities the new majority has pledged to act on in the next Congress, and I hope President Obama will listen to the American people and work with us to stop Washington’s job-killing policies.”

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