Joe Lieberman

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Joe Lieberman was a longtime U.S. senator from Connecticut known for his centrist politics and role as Al Gore’s vice-presidential running mate in the 2000 election.

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instanceOf American politician
human
birthDate 1942-02-24
birthPlace Stamford, Connecticut, United States
candidateIn 2000 United States presidential election (as vice-presidential nominee)
causeOfDeath complications from a fall
chairpersonOf Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
children 4
coFounded No Labels (political organization)
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 2024-03-27
educatedAt Yale Law School
Yale University
election 2006 United States Senate election in Connecticut
electionOutcome Won 2006 U.S. Senate election in Connecticut as an independent
endTime 2013-01-03 (U.S. Senate service)
ethnicGroup American Jews
familyName Lieberman
fullName Joseph Isadore Lieberman
gender male
givenName Joseph
ideology centrism
hawkish foreign policy
memberOf Connecticut State Senate
United States Senate
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party (United States)
Independent (United States)
nominatedFor Vice President of the United States
notableFor being the Democratic vice-presidential nominee in 2000
centrist and moderate political positions
support for interventionist foreign policy
occupation lawyer
politician
partySwitch Ran as an independent candidate for U.S. Senate in 2006
positionHeld Attorney General of Connecticut
Member of the Connecticut State Senate
United States senator
previousSpouse Betty Haas
religion Judaism
religiousDistinction First Jewish candidate on a major U.S. party presidential ticket
religiousPractice observant Orthodox Jew
represented Connecticut
residence New Haven, Connecticut, United States
runningMateOf Al Gore
servedOn Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
spouse Hadassah Lieberman
startTime 1989-01-03 (U.S. Senate service)
wrote An Amazing Adventure: Joe and Hadassah’s Personal Notes on the 2000 Campaign
In Praise of Public Life


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