Joe Lieberman, Former Veep Candidate and Longtime Connecticut Senator, Dies at 82
Joe Lieberman, the independent-minded politician who served as a U.S. senator from Connecticut for nearly a quarter of a century and ran on the Democratic ticket alongside Al Gore in 2000, died on Wednesday in New York City. He was 82.
His family, who confirmed his death in a statement to The Washington Post, said the cause was complications from a fall.
“His beloved wife, Hadassah, and members of his family were with him when he passed,” the statement said. “Senator Lieberman’s love of God, his family and America endured throughout his life of service in the public interest.”