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U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell (CA - 14th) BIO PPT

Introduce Eric Swalwell’s route from education and legal work to local government and Congress with biographical slides on elections, legislative service and personal history.
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Title slide: U.S. Representative (CA-14th) Eric Swalwell, with his official portrait in front of an American flag
Opening slide to introduce the biography lesson
Eric Swalwell intro slide: current representative for California's 14th district, born November 16, 1980, with portrait
Launch point for discussing who represents the district
Swalwell's birth: born in Sac City, Iowa, first of four sons of Eric and Vicky Swalwell, with a map of Iowa marking Sac City
Link the biography to map skills by locating Sac City
Swalwell's family: his father served as police chief in Algona, Iowa, shown beside a family photo of parents with a baby
Discussion starter about his family background
Swalwell's childhood: he had Bell's palsy and wore an eyepatch to treat it, with a photo of a woman holding a baby
Talk point on overcoming a childhood health challenge
Swalwell's schooling: family settled in Dublin, California; he finished Wells Middle and Dublin High School in 1999
Compare his school path with students' own schools
Campbell University soccer scholarship, 1999 to 2001, ended when Swalwell broke both thumbs; photo of him kicking a ball
Story of a setback that changed his college plans
Transfer to the University of Maryland, College Park, and a 2003 bachelor's in government and politics, beside the UMD seal
Timeline point for his college education
Student government at Maryland: Swalwell as SGA Vice President of Campus Affairs and University Senate member, yearbook photo
Example of early civic leadership on campus
Internship slide: Swalwell as unpaid intern for Rep. Ellen Tauscher, 2001 to 2002, doing legislative research and outreach
Connects to a lesson on what congressional interns do
Grades
Grades 7–12
Pages
61
File type
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Updated Sep 27, 2026

Subject
Social Studies, Government, Biographies
Topic
Eric Swalwell, US Representative
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Introducing an informative biography PDF presentation on U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell's life and career. This 61-page PDF resource traces Rep. Swalwell's background from his childhood through his education at Campbell University and the University of Maryland to his election as a U.S. Congressman representing California's 14th congressional district. The presentation explores Rep. Swalwell's accomplishments in Congress, including his roles on the House Judiciary and Intelligence Committees. An invaluable resource for civics and social studies classes studying modern American government and current events. The detailed timeline format allows flexibility for both whole class instruction and individual student review of the career described in the biography.

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In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Trace the steps of a congressional career from local commissions to the U.S. House.

  • Describe how primary and general elections decided the representative's races, using the vote percentages given.

  • Identify the committees and leadership roles through which a House member does legislative work.

Teaching tips

  • Assign slides in chunks - early life, education, elections, service in Congress - and have groups summarize their chunk for the class.

  • Use the election slides' vote shares (52.1% to 47.9% in 2012 versus 73% to 27% in 2018) to discuss incumbency advantage.

  • Pair the committee-assignment slides with a civics lesson on what Judiciary, Intelligence, and Homeland Security each oversee.

Skills covered

  • Sequencing biographical events

  • Reading election figures

  • Identifying examples of congressional work

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Core concepts

  • U.S. House of Representatives

  • Congressional elections

  • Biography

  • Civics

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