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Rep. Jill Tokuda has named Michael Kai Hochart of Le Jardin Academy as the winner of the 2025 Congressional App Challenge in Hawaii’s Second District. Their app ‘Iwa App: Automated Machine Learning Model & Marine Debris Identification Mobile App pairs mapping technology with drone imagery to help solve the problem of marine debris at the […]

Rep. Gwen Moore has named Joriel Peterson of Wauwatosa West High School as the winner of the 2025 Congressional App Challenge in Wisconsin’s Fourth District. Their app Jar Of Feelings is a user-friendly journaling application designed to make daily reflection both accessible and rewarding.

Rep. Becca Balint has named Amelie Fairweather of Champlain Valley Union High School as the winner of the 2025 Congressional App Challenge in Vermont’s At-Large District. Their app Ride provides a service similar to Lyft or Uber, but entirely free, and intended to be used in smaller Vermont communities.

Rep. Diana Harshbarger has named Graham Mefford of University School as the winner of the 2025 Congressional App Challenge in Tennessee’s First District. Their app MediClear is an intelligent health companion that makes medical information simple, secure, and human.

Rep. Nikki Budzinski has named John Kim of Centennial High School as the winner of the 2025 Congressional App Challenge in Illinois’s 13th District. Their app Alphine is a Chrome extension that helps users understand English text on a browser.

Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon has named Allison Tan of Lower Merion High School as the winner of the 2025 Congressional App Challenge in Pennsylvania’s Fifth District. Their app OpiWarrior is an iOS app that helps people quickly find nearby pharmacies that stock buprenorphine—a life-saving medication for opioid use disorder—in Philadelphia.

Rep. Jack Bergman has named Anna Wu of Houghton High School as the winner of the 2025 Congressional App Challenge in Michigan’s First District. Their app Wuzy Snow Alarm is an alarm that allows user input and checks the user’s school website for a snow day or delay, adjusting accordingly.

Rep. Mike Quigley has named Arnav Shenoy of William Fremd High School as the winner of the 2025 Congressional App Challenge in Illinois’s Fifth District. Their app Oculare AI is an AI-powered mobile platform developed to address an accessibility crisis in eye disease screening, where millions of people lack access to ophthalmologists and diagnostic equipment.

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries has named Jefferson Xu of Midwood High School as the winner of the 2025 Congressional App Challenge in New York’s Eighth District. Their app BudgetQuest is an interactive simulation game meant to teach users how to manage their budget correctly.

Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick has named Kennedy Shivers of College Academy at Broward College as the winner of the 2025 Congressional App Challenge in Florida’s 20th District. Their app LegalEase is an educational web tool that helps teens understand their legal rights, civic duties, and community impact.