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U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan has nominated nine local students from Indiana’s First Congressional District to military academies.
The nominations were recommended by a Military Service Academy Board, which includes veterans, community leaders and active duty service members from across the district.
The following students named by Mrvan have accepted their appointments:
A Chesterton High School student has won the 2025 Congressional Art Competition for the First Congressional District, U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan announced last week.
Adam Tenbarge II's artwork, "Journey Through Indiana" was created with paint and colored pencils and illustrates the various landscapes of Northwest Indiana.
“I wanted viewers of this piece to get a feel for Northwest Indiana," said Tenbarge. "I hope people are inspired to visit our region after seeing my artwork.”
About two years ago, Sara Schaller and her daughter were at Porter Beach, collecting seashells and building sandcastles. As they were ready to leave, a woman ran up to them, asking if Schaller knew how to swim.
“She was like, ‘She’s drowning,’” Schaller said. “I was like, ‘What?’ And then she pointed out to the water, and I could see someone going in and out of the surface.”
A teenage girl and a teenage boy were trapped in Lake Michigan, Schaller said, but at the time, she only saw the girl. Schaller asked the woman to watch her child as she went to save the girl.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Frank J. Mrvan released the following statement regarding the recent U.S. military action in Iran.
“Let me be clear, no one believes Iran should be allowed to possess a nuclear weapon.
However, the decision to conduct military action and send our brave servicemembers into harm’s way must only be made after deliberate and careful consideration, in close consultation with Congress and a coalition of our allies.
Congressman Mrvan with the Military Service Academy Board and Appointees to the U.S. Military Service Academy
Washington, DC – Rep. Frank J. Mrvan is pleased to announce the nominees that have accepted their appointment to the U.S. Military Service Academies from Indiana’s First Congressional District.
Military Service Academy Nominations are recommended to Congressman Mrvan by his Military Service Academy Board, which includes veterans, community leaders, and active duty and retired servicemembers from across Indiana’s First Congressional District.
Nippon Steel tried for 18 months to buy U.S. Steel for $14.9 billion before the president reversed positions and announced he would approve a "planned partnership" between the two steelmakers.
The United Steelworkers union is still seeking answers for what exactly that means. Congressman Frank Mrvan also is pressing the administration for assurances that jobs will be protected.
The USW sent U.S. Steel a request for information asking for more details.
Families were spread across the lawn in front of the Pavilion at Wolf Lake Memorial Park, most with their own seating, to witness Morton High School’s Class of 2025 earn their degrees.
Nearly 300 graduates walked across the stage during the commencement ceremony on Saturday afternoon.
Keynote speaker U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan, D-Highland, an alum of Morton, commended the graduates for having grit, strength and courage.
Federal cuts, protecting the steel industry and immigration were key topics at a Community Conversation hosted by U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-1st.
Mrvan began the conversation, held at City Hall in Michigan City on May 29, by saying he voted against President Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill.” Some of what the bill included, he said, were cuts to SNAP of about $330 billion and to Medicaid and Medicare of about $880 billion, among others.
U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan promised to fight President Donald Trump’s “authoritarian approach” as he spoke Thursday of how drastic budget cuts could affect people in Indiana’s 1st congressional district.
“I, as a member of Congress, will continue to fight for things that unify us,” Mrvan told a largely friendly crowd of about 150 at the Memorial Opera House in downtown Valparaiso at a town hall meeting that had been postponed due to illness.
Reconciliation legislation passed last week, calling the measure “immoral” and warning that it prioritizes tax breaks for the wealthy while endangering essential services for the most vulnerable Americans.