Former Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman has died, his household introduced in an announcement Wednesday. He was 82.
Lieberman died Wednesday afternoon in New York along with his spouse Hadassah and family members at his facet after he suffered problems from a fall, his household stated within the assertion.
“Senator Lieberman’s love of God, his household, and America endured all through his lifetime of service within the public curiosity,” his household stated.
Lieberman’s passing was mourned by lawmakers in his state, together with Democratic Gov. Ned LaMont, who in an announcement Wednesday cited “political variations” with Lieberman however referred to the late senator as “a person of integrity and conviction.”
Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., stated the state was “shocked” by Lieberman’s sudden demise.
“In an period of political carbon copies, Joe Lieberman was a singularity. One among one,” Murphy wrote on X.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., additionally expressed his condolences in a assertion on X Wednesday, referring to Lieberman as a longtime buddy of greater than 50 years, “a person of deep conscience [and] conviction, [and] a brave chief who sought to bridge gaps and produce individuals collectively.”
Lieberman was the Democratic vice presidential nominee who ran with former Vice President Al Gore within the 2000 presidential election. The pair have been defeated by former President George W. Bush and former Vice President Dick Cheney.
In his later years, Lieberman served as co-chairman of No Labels and was heading up the committee to vet its potential unity ticket candidates. A hefty share of the group’s management and key workers had left during the last yr. Lieberman was successfully the group’s high spokesperson by means of its effort this final yr to area a third-party ticket.