Boys Nation

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Members of the 2017 Boys Nation meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House

Boys Nation is an annual forum concerning civic training, government, leadership, and Americanism that is run by the American Legion. [2] One hundred Boys Nation Senators are chosen from a pool of over 20,000 Boys State participants, making it one of the most selective educational programs in the United States. [3] [4]

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Each year, two delegates in the summer after their junior year of high school are selected from each of the fifty American Legion Boys State programs in the United States (Hawaii does not host a Boys State however Washington DC does). [2] [4] These delegates attend a week-long event in Washington, DC funded by scholarships.

The event endeavors to teach delegates about the processes of the Federal government of the United States by establishing a mock Senate and organizing mock elections of a Boys Nation Senate President Pro Tempore, Senate Secretary, Vice President, and President. Senators also attend lectures and forums, and visit governmental institutions and historical sites. Tom Brokaw and former president Bill Clinton were previous Boys Nation representatives. [5] It is a tradition for the student senators to take a private tour of the White House and be received by the current president. Boys Nation senators also ordinarily receive private tours of the United States Supreme Court, the Congress, the Pentagon, and the State Department, several senators have also met with the incumbent president, including Donald Trump in 2017. [6]

Students assume the role of a United States Senator, representing their respective (Boys) State. They write and introduce bills and debate in the senate chambers. Delegates are split into political parties and draft a party platform as well as perform usual party duties like nominations for president and vice-president, along with elected party leadership. [4]

The American Legion Auxiliary runs a similar event called Girls Nation. [7]

List of Boys Nation Senators

2024 - 78th Session [8]
StateSenatorHigh School
AlaskaCole SmithEagle River High School
AlaskaInca ShannonNorth Pole High School
AlabamaRohan ParekhVestavia Hills High School
AlabamaSoloman ArnoldHorseshoe Bend High School
ArkansasChance Bradford IMills University Studies High School
ArkansasX'Zaeviun SimsPine Bluffs High School
ArizonaAndrew Johnson
ArizonaTimothy Jiang
CaliforniaChad Smith Jr.Philips Exeter Academy
CaliforniaMatthew Chang
ColoradoDominic Dogue
ColoradoRowan McCune
ConnecticutAriq RahmanMasuk High School
ConnecticutLangtian ZhangWilton High School
D.C.Max DunnGonzaga College High School
D.C.William Wittwer Jr.
DelawareKieran MorrisseyDelmar High School
DelawareQuinn MurphyCape Henlopen High School
FloridaBernardo GuidiAmerican Heritage School Plantation
FloridaSamuel ZhangCoral Reef Senior High School
GeorgiaBenjamin BlackwoodThe Walker School
GeorgiaGrant PoolNorth Cobb Christian School
IowaJacob Bishop
IowaMatthew Hardy
IdahoPaul Anderson
IdahoJoshua Williams
IllinoisEshaam BhattadStevenson High School
IllinoisIshaan BhonagiriStevenson High School
IndianaCole Ramsey
IndianaDaniel Leffert
KansasAidan Lessard
KansasAlexandro Garcia
KentuckyGrayson Beckham
KentuckyJexy Sohl
LouisianaChristopher Johnson Jr.
LouisianaBarrett LeBonAirline High School
MassachusettsSimon Farruqui Milton Academy
MassachusettsLuke OrganisciakAndover High School
MarylandCharan BalaRiver Hill High School
MarylandJulien HallemanBroadneck High School
MaineTristen Wing
MaineJack Fenton
MichiganSamuel Baghdadchi
MichiganIsaiah Kabban
MinnesotaTucker Fournier
MinnesotaLonne Gilbert
MissouriJohn Honnold
MissouriArjun Garikapaty
MississippiLindan Garner I
MississippiBraden Overby
MontanaLane Chivers
MontanaMichael Peck
North CarolinaWilliam DrakeWoods Charter School
North CarolinaAbel Dees
North DakotaRhett Lindell
North DakotaNader Said
NebraskaGrant Ruma
NebraskaNikolai Khots
New HampshireTrevor Abel
New HampshireMarco Getchell
New JerseyLevi Schiffer Delbarton School
New JerseyJack HaidChatham High School
New MexicoCarroll Andrei Santiago
New MexicoFaris Aswad
NevadaAaron Sebastian
NevadaArmand Iorgulescu
New YorkNolan ReinhardtElwood/John Glenn High School
New YorkThomas MarrapodiChristian Brothers Academy Albany
OhioAlejandro Ramirez
OhioRudi GrossColdwater Highschool
OklahomaMichael Cameron
OklahomaMorgan JohnsonWagoner High School
OregonIan Xia Jesuit High School
OregonNathan Bender Oregon Episcopal School
PennsylvaniaPeter KennedyChester B. Reed Henderson High School
PennsylvaniaAnthony SpeicherAmbridge Area Senior High School
Rhode IslandGarrett Kirwin
Rhode IslandIan Butash
South CarolinaCharles Ratterree
South CarolinaJackson Spafford
South DakotaJoseph Juenger
South DakotaBlixa Broussard
TennesseeYug Patel
TennesseeBrock Tobler
TexasYosef HerreraThe Science Academy of South Texas
TexasJohn FahoumCarroll Senior High School
UtahCash McFadden
UtahCrew Durrant
VirginiaTate JordanGainesville High School
VirginiaOliver MuhlenfeldBenedictine College Preparatory
VermontGrey Fearon
VermontRicardo Perez
WashingtonLevi Hanscom
WashingtonMitchell Natale
WisconsinMatthew Goninen
WisconsinOscar Danz
West VirginiaTyler Garbrick
West VirginiaHaden Hodge
WyomingHunter TannerKelly Walsh High School
WyomingCasey J Toner
2023 - 77th Session
StateSenatorHigh School
AlaskaGrady EuleEagle River High School
AlaskaPatrick OmeyMarine Military Academy
AlabamaLandon BruskiMadison County High School
AlabamaThomas FlemingHome Schooled
ArkansasHarrison HenryFayetteville High School
ArkansasTanner HoldenBenton High School
ArizonaGhais Redmon Jr.Tempe Union High School District
ArizonaChase HoelPusch Ridge Christian Academy
CaliforniaDaniel Zhao Flintridge Preparatory School
CaliforniaHugo ChiassonGeffen Academy at UCLA
ColoradoRichard BoschLiberty Common School
ColoradoSiddharth Nareddy Peak to Peak Charter School
ConnecticutJames MuranoSt. Joseph High School
ConnecticutDaniel PichardoNewington High School
D.C.Mustafa BaryalStafford Senior High School
D.C.Jackson WilsonSt. Albans School
DelawareGuillermo CabreraCab Calloway School of the Arts
DelawareAlexander BuddFirst State Military Academy
FloridaBenjamin BlackPonte Vedra High School
FloridaSiddarth RamaCypress Bay High School
GeorgiaAnant GautamSouth Forsyth High School
GeorgiaHillis Kopecky The Westminster Schools
IowaParam SampatCedar Falls High School
IowaAndrew DongIowa City West High School
IdahoLuke Gilliam Bishop Kelly High School
IdahoHoyoon Song Bishop Kelly High School
IllinoisDonovan ScottSacred Heart-Griffin High School
IllinoisPatrick WeaverCary-Grove Community High School
IndianaJayden SeatonUniversity High School
IndianaBahar DjourWestfield High School
KansasCreytin SannerJunction City High School
KansasAdiel Garcia IISpring Hill High School
KentuckyCaiden ThompsonWarren Central High Senior
KentuckyDavid Daniel II Owensboro High School
LouisianaJoshua BlakeLakeshore High School
LouisianaBraylin BroussardLafayette High School
MassachusettsRenby Fernald II Middlesex School
MassachusettsEdward MukalaziAndover High School
MarylandSangwoo ParkNorthwest High School
MarylandJonah WooMarriotts Ridge High School
MaineJohn McCormickCape Elizabeth High School
MaineMatthew EwyKennebunk High School
MichiganMichael BryantSaline High School
MichiganLachlan ImfeldDexter High School
MinnesotaJacob BigalkRosemount High School
MinnesotaDavarius WadePark High School
MissouriAndrew PuthumanaRockhurst High School
MissouriAidan HeaneyHermann High School
MississippiJimmil TaylorEast Central High School
MississippiHiram Eastland IVOxford High School
MontanaRhenee BandolaJudith Gap School
MontanaScott VoigtGallatin High School
North CarolinaTucker CoombsHarnett Central High School
North CarolinaJacob EvansCary High School
North DakotaAlexander TernesLegacy High School
North DakotaPatrick ShenDavies High School
NebraskaNayan VelMillard North High School
NebraskaPorter NelsonLincoln Southeast High School
New HampshireAkshay ManchandaManchester Central High School
New HampshireJames ThibaultWinnisquam Regional High School
New JerseyDillon DukesKingsway Regional High School
New JerseyChristopher GormanMoorestown High School
New MexicoFrancisco Villa-LopezWest Las Vegas High School
New MexicoEric RodriguezMora High School
NevadaEthan NguyenAdvanced Technologies Academy
NevadaMatthew Martinez ValcherDamonte Ranch High School
New YorkCole BjornsonSusan E. Wagner High School
New YorkIan ChungVestal Senior High School
OhioRonald Spears IITheodore Roosevelt High School
OhioEthan YoungTheodore Roosevelt High School
OklahomaAsher PatelHolland Hall School
OklahomaSmith LangumBethany High School
OregonLangston KapturCentral Catholic High School
OregonMorgan StutrudStayton High School
PennsylvaniaArjun Ray Groton School
PennsylvaniaAlex ChenWest Chester East High School
Rhode IslandMatthew DonahueMount Saint Charles Academy
Rhode IslandAidan SimaoCoventry High School
South CarolinaAidan DongDreher High School
South CarolinaBraden FreemanJ.L. Mann High Academy
South DakotaMax AltenaLincoln High School
South DakotaAustin JenkinsFrederick Area School District
TennesseeMohib AhmedMaryville High School
TennesseeLandon BullSeymour High School Senior
TexasVenkata YenugantiNewman Smith High School
TexasRowen HamiltonSmithson Valley High School
UtahColby StoneNorthern Utah Academy of Math Engineering and Science
UtahCarsen CooperDesert Hills High School
VirginiaPalmer Van ZandtJames Monroe High School
VirginiaClint EllisonBenedictine College Preparatory
VermontKallen Zborovsky-FensterBurr & Burton Academy
VermontEdward FallisMiddlebury Union High School
WashingtonJohn CulliganOak Harbor High School
WashingtonNadir El YaddasseSeoul Foreign School
WisconsinRuben MendesGermantown High School
WisconsinHenry PahlowDenmark High School
West VirginiaChristian ArnoldNotre Dame High School
West VirginiaSamuel DodsonBridgeport High School
WyomingJhett WestSheridan High School
WyomingCaleb GreenleeCheyenne South High School

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