Rep. Bachmann becomes Swiss citizen

Rep. Michele Bachmann is not only an American, she's also a citizen of Switzerland.

Switzerland recently granted the former GOP presidential candidate and Minnesota congresswoman dual citizenship. It all stems from Bachmann's husband, Marcus, whose parents are Swiss.

"Congresswoman Bachmann's husband is of Swiss descent so she has been eligible for dual-citizenship since they got married in 1978. However, recently some of their children wanted to exercise their eligibility for dual-citizenship so they went through the process as a family," Bachmann spokeswoman Becky Rogness said in an e-mail today.

Politico was the first to report Bachmann's dual citizenship.

Bachmann, who is running for re-election in the U.S. House, is now also eligible to run for office in Switzerland. In an interview with Swiss TV, Bachmann joked that her competition would be "very stiff," as she pointed to a group of Swiss parliamentarians who were standing behind her.