Joe Lieberman, Former Senator and Vice Presidential Nominee, Dies at 82

An orthodox Jew, he was the first Jewish candidate on a major party ticket.

Former U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman gestures as he speaks during a conference "120 Years of Struggle for Freedom Iran" at Ashraf-3 camp, which is a base for the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (MEK) in Albanian town of Manza, on July 13, 2019. Gent Shkullaku/AFP/Getty Images

Joe Lieberman, four-term U.S. Senator for Connecticut and Al Gore’s running mate in the 2000 presidential election, has died at the age of 82.

Lieberman’s family stated that he died “due to complications from a fall.”