Congressman's '90s Yearbook Photo Goes Viral For A Very Spiky Reason

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) admitted he was “surprised” to survive his high school yearbook photograph.

But, unlike some other Democratic politicians such as Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam  there’s no scandal surrounding the snap from Swalwell’s time at Dublin High School in the late ’90s.

Instead, it’s the congressman’s spiky hairstyle that’s making waves:

Gil Duran, The Sacramento Bee’s opinion editor, shared the image to Twitter on Monday.

“I don’t see how @ericswalwell survives this,” Duran joked, linking to an article documenting other California lawmakers’ yearbook pictures.

Swalwell was good-spirited with his response and owned the 20-year-old look.

“I’m surprised I survived it too,” he wrote. He followed up with this tweet: 

Swalwell later addressed the image via his official congressional account: