Joe Lieberman, the previous Connecticut senator and Democratic vice presidential nominee in 2000, has died. He was 82.
His household mentioned in a press release that he died on account of issues from a fall.
“Senator Lieberman’s love of God, his household and America endured all through his lifetime of service within the public curiosity,” his household mentioned. His spouse, Hadassah, and different members of the family had been at his facet when he died, in keeping with the assertion.
On the time of his dying, Lieberman was main an effort to recruit a candidate for the group No Labels, which has been searching for a “unity” ticket to run independently of the Democratic and Republican events.
The household
