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US Congress Members Renouncing Foreign Citizenship

The topic is about US Congress members who have renounced their foreign citizenship while in office, with a focus on the lack of comprehensive data and the examples of Ted Cruz and Michele Bachmann.

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Jan 29, 2026
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Which U.S. politicians have publicly acknowledged holding dual citizenship and which countries are involved?

Public, verifiable admissions of among politicians are limited; the most widely documented case is , who held Canadian citizenship at the start of his Senate career and renounced it in 2014 , while ot...

Jan 14, 2026
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Which members of Congress have renounced foreign citizenship while serving?

Two members of Congress who publicly renounced foreign citizenship while serving are Sen. Ted Cruz, who renounced Canadian citizenship in 2014, and Rep. Michele Bachmann, who publicly renounced Swiss ...

Feb 4, 2026

Which members of Congress have publicly renounced foreign citizenship and why?

Two prominent who publicly renounced foreign citizenship are , who gave up in 2014, and , who renounced in 2012; both moves attracted media attention and were framed by proponents and critics as measu...

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