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Representative Adriano Espaillat Announces Winners of the Congressional App Challenge
Espaillat Welcomes Student Winners of the 2022 Congressional App Challenge Competition to Washington, DC for #HOUSEOFCODE event
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) announced the student winners of the Congressional App Challenge, an annual competition celebrating students engagement in STEM and work in computer science.
"Congratulations to Afi Bongo, Ivon Dominguez, Christopher Li, and Julian Pena from my district on their winning app designed to help students find jobs and workforce opportunities," said Rep. Espaillat.
“I am excited to see all they will achieve in their incredibly bright futures and am delighted to welcome them to Washington, DC for this year's House of Code event, hosted by the Congressional App Challenge."
The Job Finder App, developed by students from New York's 13th congressional district, demonstrates a high level of knowledge in coding and computer science and embodies innovation, resourcefulness, and originality. By helping teens with minimal experience find jobs, the Job Finder App is a solution to addressing employment challenges that youth face when first starting out in the workforce.
"Empowering students of all backgrounds in STEM is vital to the success of our nation, and I remain committed to expanding opportunities to help students in my district develop their experience in science, technology, engineering, and math to support interest in the innovative industries of the future," Espaillat concluded.
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Representative Espaillat is the first Dominican American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives and his congressional district includes Harlem, East Harlem, West Harlem, Hamilton Heights, Washington Heights, Inwood, Marble Hill and the north-west Bronx. First elected to Congress in 2016, Representative Espaillat is serving his fourth term in Congress. Representative Espaillat currently serves as a member of the influential U.S. House Committee on Appropriations responsible for funding the federal government’s vital activities and serves as Ranking Member of the Legislative Branch Subcommittee of the committee during the 118th Congress. He is also a member of the House Budget Committee and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), where he serves in a leadership role as the Deputy Chair as well as Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI). Rep. Espaillat is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) and serves as a Senior Whip of the Democratic Caucus. To find out more about Rep. Espaillat, visit online at https://espaillat.house.gov/.
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