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.

In 2020, the New York Post published an article citing Boys Nation and Boys State as summer camps that groom future presidents and governors. [5]

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 senators. [6] 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. [7]

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] For 2025's session, Luke Lawson was elected president.

The American Legion Auxiliary runs a similar event called Girls Nation. [8]

List of Boys Nation Senators

2025 - 79th Session [9]
StateSenatorHigh School
AlaskaAidan Koontz Eagle River High School
AlaskaTate Tucker Ketchikan High School
AlabamaLuke LawsonHeadland High School
AlabamaNicholas Frazier Stanhope Elmore High School
ArkansasIsaiah Marshall Southside High School
ArkansasIan Lee-Kim Conway High School
ArizonaVedang ChintalapatiBasis Scottsdale High School
ArizonaCharles Nelles Brophy College Preparatory
CaliforniaFrank DiorioTwenty-Nine Palms High School
CaliforniaBeauregard ChiassonGeffren Academy at UCLA
ColoradoBrodie Lyle Rock Canyon High School
ColoradoLuka Nieto Lakewood High School
ConnecticutShawn Carr Lewis S. Mills High School
ConnecticutJacoby Fry Bristol Central High School
D.C.Aidan Sokolov Gonzaga College High School
D.C.Gabriel Donoghue St. Albans School
DelawareFloyd Moore Sussex Technical High School
DelawareGiovanni Tiano Sussex Central High School
FloridaCole Rewis Fort Walton Beach High School
FloridaPeyton Kilgore Union County High School
GeorgiaJohn Cowley Brookstone School
GeorgiaDominic Mimbang Coffee High School
IowaJames Peng Cedar Falls High School
IowaBronson Beals Linn-Mar
IdahoSterling AlldridgeIdaho Home Learning Academy
IdahoJC Morgenstern Liberty University Online Academy
IllinoisJoshua Koyfman Deerfield High School
IllinoisBrendan Ziegenhorn Prospect High School
IndianaDean Watson Carmel High School
IndianaDaniel Leffert Park Tudor School
KansasTristan Jenkins Olathe South High School
KansasGarrett Li Olathe North High School
KentuckyReed Jones Kentucky Country Day School
KentuckyBenjamin Cauley Bullitt East High School
LouisianaAlex Guillot East Ascension High School
LouisianaKhaymen George Carencro High School
MassachusettsZachary Tubbs Foxborough High School
MassachusettsRoy Mwangi Leominster High School
MarylandWill Fermaglich Bethesda Chevy Chase High School
MarylandErin Allistar River Hill High School
MaineTaisen Pilotte Erksine Academy
MaineHenry WilsonSt. Pauls School
MichiganXavier Evoy University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy
MichiganGabriel Lencioni Divine Child High School
MinnesotaZander CarbonneauLuverne High School
MinnesotaNoah Hanson Blue Earth Area High School
MissouriCy Griffith Kickapoo High School
MissouriShrivats Manikandan Kirksville High School
MississippiSamanyu Misra Oxford High School
MississippiJuelz Jordan Yazoo City High School
MontanaKellen Edward Billings West
MontanaWade Stohlmann Gallatin High School
North CarolinaWillam Clark Northwood High School
North CarolinaConnor WilkersonWest Brunswick High School
North DakotaKellen Westman Valley City Public School
North DakotaZuan ParkWest Fargo Sheyenne High School
NebraskaRoosevelt Wilken Millard South High School
NebraskaReece Santamaria Papillion LaVista High School
New HampshireCasey Peters The Derryfield School
New HampshireRyan CaseyBishop Brady High School
New JerseyChristopher KahwatyHowell High School
New JerseyVincent Price Christian Brothers Academy
New MexicoIndio WardBaton High School
New MexicoCarlo CarriereArrowhead Park ECHS
NevadaGavin AshbyReed High School
NevadaNathan Kerr Bishop Gorman High School
New YorkDavid Brophy Clarence High School
New YorkGabriel Rhodes Dwight-Englewood School
OhioJoseph Beauchesne Bay High School
OhioDuncan HassJackson High School
OklahomaAlex Kidangathazhe Stillwater High School
OklahomaAustin BittingHolland Hall High School
OregonStuart Young Oregon Episcopal School
OregonVibhav JavaliCrescent Valley High School
PennsylvaniaAndrew Li Germantown Friends School
PennsylvaniaLuke Zhong Germantown Friends School
Rhode IslandQuincy Marino LaSalle Academy
Rhode IslandAidan Quinn Mount Saint Charles Academy
South CarolinaRoss WilsonHomeschool
South CarolinaZuriel Nyamutsaka Academic Magnet High School
South DakotaLewis CarlyleRapid City Stevens High School
South DakotaAlexander SmithSioux Falls Lutheran High School
TennesseeAbhi Patel Brentwood High School
TennesseeCooper Castle Daniel Boone High School
TexasTroy BalogunSan Antonio Johnson High School
TexasRowan Seipp A&M Consolidated High School
UtahYamato LerwillEast High School
UtahJosiah Webster International School of Kenya
VirginiaPaolo Mascola Robinson Secondary School
VirginiaBraden Tull Wakefield High School
VermontSawyer Garthaffner Vergennes Union High School
VermontJacoby Soter Bellows Free Academy St. Albans
WashingtonDerek Su Issaquah High School
WashingtonAsher Larsen Sehome High School
WisconsinJoshua Mims Menomonee Falls High School
WisconsinCharles Sanderson-Haque Edgerton High School
West VirginiaKethan Neginhal Huntington High School
West VirginiaJackson Vanhoose Ripley High School
WyomingBlake AndersonSheridan High School
WyomingCharles Frausto Natrona County High School
2024 - 78th Session [10]
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 ChangWoodbridge High School
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 RamseyWestern Boone Jr.-Sr. High School
IndianaDaniel Leffert
KansasAidan Lessard
KansasAlexandro Garcia
KentuckyGrayson Beckham St. Xavier High School
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 Bow High School
New HampshireMarco Getchell Lebanon High School
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 Marrapodi Christian Brothers Academy (Albany, New York)
OhioAlejandro RamirezSylvania Northview High School
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 Mount Saint Charles Academy
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 GoninenMineral Point High School
WisconsinOscar DanzNorthwestern High School
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
Alabama Landon Bruski Madison 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 Manchanda Manchester Central High School
New Hampshire James Thibault Winnisquam 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 Cooper Desert 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 Arnold Notre Dame High School
West VirginiaSamuel Dodson Bridgeport High School
WyomingJhett WestSheridan High School
WyomingCaleb GreenleeCheyenne South High School

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ↑ Mark, Michelle. "White House photographers took thousands of photos during Trump's first year in office — here are the top 40". Business Insider. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  2. 1 2 "About Boys Nation | The American Legion". www.legion.org. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
  3. ↑ Goerger, Tammy. "A Guide to Boys and Girls State". College Vine. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 "Hurricane student to represent West Virginia at Boys Nation". AP NEWS. 2021-11-28. Archived from the original on 2023-06-20. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  5. ↑ Oleksinski, Johnny (2020-08-14). "The summer camp that grooms future presidents and governors" . Retrieved 2025-04-05.
  6. ↑ "Bill Clinton and John F. Kennedy: The Story Behind Their 1963 Handshake". Biography. 2020-05-26. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  7. ↑ Guild, Blair (July 26, 2017). "Trump praises his election as "a pretty amazing moment" in history". CBS News . ViacomCBS . Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  8. ↑ "As more women run for office, these teenagers represent the future of civic engagement". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  9. ↑ "Boys Nation Legislation". American Legion. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  10. ↑ "Boys Nation Legislation". American Legion. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
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