Joe Lieberman
Joe Lieberman | |
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Official portrait, 2005 | |
United States Senator from Connecticut | |
In office January 3, 1989 – January 3, 2013 | |
Preceded by | Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. |
Succeeded by | Chris Murphy |
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | |
In office January 4, 2007 – January 3, 2013 | |
Preceded by | Susan Collins |
Succeeded by | Tom Carper |
In office June 6, 2001 – January 3, 2003 | |
Preceded by | Fred Thompson |
Succeeded by | Susan Collins |
In office January 3, 2001 – January 20, 2001 | |
Preceded by | Fred Thompson |
Succeeded by | Fred Thompson |
20th Connecticut Attorney General | |
In office January 5, 1983 – January 3, 1989 | |
Governor | William A. O'Neill |
Preceded by | Carl R. Ajello |
Succeeded by | Clarine Nardi Riddle |
Connecticut Senate | |
In office 1971–1981 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Joseph Isadore Lieberman February 24, 1942 Stamford, Connecticut, U.S. |
Died | March 27, 2024 New York City, New York, U.S. | (aged 82)
Resting place | Congregation Agudath Sholom, Stamford |
Nationality | American |
Political party | Independent (2006–2024) |
Other political affiliations | Democratic (1989–2006) |
Spouse(s) | 1) Elizabeth Haas (div.) 2) Hadassah Lieberman |
Children | 4 |
Residence | New Haven, Connecticut |
Alma mater | Yale University (A.B.) Yale Law School (LL.B.) |
Profession | Politician, lawyer |
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Joseph Isadore "Joe" Lieberman (February 24, 1942 – March 27, 2024) was an American politician who was the United States Senator from Connecticut from 1989 to 2013. Before that he was the Attorney General of Connecticut and a member of the Connecticut Senate.
When he was a senator, he had another position, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. He was a former member of the Democratic Party, he was the party's nominee for vice president in the 2000 election. He later became an independent, though continued to caucus with Senate Democrats.
Early life
[change | change source]Lieberman was born in Stamford, Connecticut, the son of Marcia (née Manger) and Henry Lieberman, who ran a liquor store.[1] His family was Jewish.[2] His paternal grandparents emigrated from Poland and his maternal grandparents were from Austria.[2]
Presidential politics
[change | change source]In the 2000 election, he was chosen by Al Gore for his vice president. Lieberman and Gore lost the electoral vote to George W. Bush and Dick Cheney, but they won the popular vote.
In 2004, Lieberman ran for President of the United States, but lost the nomination to John Kerry. Lieberman was the first person of Jewish background or faith to run on a major party Presidential ticket.[3]
Involvement with No Labels
[change | change source]Joe Lieberman co-founded No Labels in 2010 and served as the groups chairman until his death in 2024.[4] He hoped to organize a bipartisan unity ticket in the 2024 United States presidential election that would run as a third party against Joe Biden and Donald Trump. He successfully recruited Chris Christie, the former Republican Governor of New Jersey, to serve as No Labels' presidential nominee.[5] No Labels abandoned the plan to run a presidential ticket upon Lieberman's death.[6]
Personal life
[change | change source]Lieberman lived in New Haven, Connecticut and New York City.
Lieberman died on March 27, 2024 at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital at the age of 82.[7] He died of injuries from a fall he had at his home in The Bronx.[8]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Feinberg, Barbara Silberdick (2001). Joseph Lieberman: Keeping the Faith. Lerner Publications. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-7613-2303-7.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Ancestry of Joseph Lieberman (B. 1942)".
- ↑ "Joe Lieberman's Historic Run". The Forward. 2004-02-20. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
- ↑ "Statement from No Labels on Senator Joseph I. Lieberman - No Labels". www.nolabels.org. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
- ↑ "No dice for No Labels? How Chris Christie almost made third-party presidential run — but didn't". Chicago Sun-Times. 2024-04-12. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
- ↑ Peterson, Ken Thomas and Kristina. "How the No Labels 2024 Presidential Campaign Failed to Launch". WSJ. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
- ↑ Tapper, Jake (March 27, 2024). "Former Sen. Joe Lieberman has died". CNN. Archived from the original on March 27, 2024. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
- ↑ McFadden, Robert D. (March 27, 2024). "Joseph I. Lieberman, Senator and Vice-Presidential Nominee, Dies at 82". The New York Times. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
- 1942 births
- 2024 deaths
- Lawyers from Connecticut
- Independent politicians in the United States
- Jewish American politicians
- 2004 United States presidential candidates
- Jewish lawyers
- People from Stamford, Connecticut
- United States senators from Connecticut
- Yale University alumni
- Accidental deaths from falls in the United States