WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Rep. John Rutherford, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2024:

On Thursday, U.S. Congressman John H. Rutherford (FL-05) announced the winner of Florida's Fifth Congressional District's 2024 Congressional App Challenge. Eesh Majithia, a current senior at The Bolles School in Jacksonville, earned first place for his app, "Notecandy," which provides a variety of notetaking services to users with various learning styles.