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Congressman goes viral for hilarious yearbook photo featuring some extremely 1990s hair

sudshr47 March 14, 2019

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As some lawmakers have learned the hard way, old yearbook photos can come back to haunt you. But Congressman Eric Swalwell’s picture has proved they can also be good for a laugh.

Behold the glories of the Democratic congressman’s coif circa 1999, when he was a student at Dublin High School in Dublin, California.

I don’t see how @ericswalwell survives this
Via @MercuryNews: Do California politicians’ yearbooks harbor secrets? Nah. But dorkiness? https://t.co/zy7HA2OwqZ pic.twitter.com/05O9enalBC

— gil duran (@gilduran76) March 11, 2019

Swalwell’s photo came to light on March 10 when the San Jose Mercury News dug into some of the adorkable yearbook photos of a few prominent California politicians, including Gov. Gavin Newsom and Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf. Read more…

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