Former Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, who represented the Nutmeg State in Washington for 24 years and was the Democratic Party’s 2000 vice presidential nominee, has died. He was 82.
A statement sent to former staffers said Lieberman had suffered complications from a fall, according to Punchbowl News and Fox 5 DC.
Lieberman, a former Connecticut state senator and attorney general, was elected to the Senate in 1988 and developed a reputation as a prominent voice on foreign policy and a staunch supporter of Israel.
After the narrow defeat of the Gore-Lieberman ticket in 2000, the senator sought the Democratic nomination in 2004 but dropped out following a series of disappointing primary finishes.
Two years later, Lieberman lost his Senate primary to future Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont, but won re-election as a third party candidate.
