Congresswoman Lauren Boebert Announces U.S. Service Academy Nominees for the Class of 2026

Today, Rep. Lauren Boebert announced the names of the 15 highly-motivated, patriotic, and intelligent students she nominated to attend the U.S. service academies.

Rep. Lauren Boebert stated, “The 15 students I nominated to the U.S. service academies are some of the Third District’s best and brightest. I am inspired by their commitment to using their academic strengths, leadership potential, and unique talents in the service of our country. I wish these 15 students the best of success, and I look forward to following their careers as they serve our nation with distinction.”

“While this year was extremely competitive, I know that each applicant, whether they received a nomination or not, will still go on to serve Colorado in amazing ways, and I’d like to thank everyone for applying. I’d also like to thank the veterans across Colorado’s Third District who served on my Academy Nomination Boards for their time and for traveling to Grand Junction and Pueblo to interview students applying for a highly competitive nomination to the U.S. service academies.”

Background:

Rep. Lauren Boebert’s competitive process to receive an academy nomination is based on the applicant’s academic strength, leadership potential, extracurricular involvement, and interview before the Academy Nomination Boards comprised of veterans from Colorado’s Third Congressional District—some of whom graduated from the U.S. service academies.

Rep. Lauren Boebert nominated the following students to the respective U.S. service academies:

The U.S. Coast Guard Academy does not require congressional nominations for an appointment, and no students from Colorado’s Third District applied for a nomination to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.

The application to receive a nomination for the fall of 2023 will open on July 5, 2022, and the deadline to apply will be October 14, 2022.