Idrees Ahmad of Woodbury won the 2024 Fourth Congressional District App Challenge. The contest was sponsored by the office of Congresswoman Betty McCollum.
Ahmad’s app, “MinnVotes,” is designed to boost voter turnout among young voters and students by helping users develop and build a plan to vote. It aims to streamline the voting process by offering a modern user-friendly approach to retrieve voting information.
During the virtual event, Congresswoman McCollum also congratulated Riddhi Singhvi & Coolsjes Singhvi from Stillwater Area High School, who took second place with their app “Green Grub: Reducing Waste, Feeding People.”
The Congressional App Challenge is a nationwide STEAM competition for students interested in tech. Middle and high school students are encouraged to enter next year’s competition by submitting an app of their own creation by late October 2025.
