Updated: March 28, 2024 at 11:03 AM

Joe Lieberman dies at 82: a look back at career in politics (30 images)

By Wade Sheridan

Longtime senator and former vice presidential nominee Joe Lieberman of Connecticut has died at age 82. Lieberman served in the U.S. Senate for 24 years, first as a Democrat and then later as an Independent. He was Al Gore's running mate in the 2000 presidential campaign. Here's a look back at his career in Washington.

Sen. Joe Lieberman addresses a group of concerned parents outside the White House while asking President Bill Clinton to enact better clean air laws on May 9, 1997. Photo by Jessica Persson/UPI

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Vice president and Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore (L) looks on as Lieberman, his vice presidential running mate, addresses a crowd during a town hall meeting in Carthage, Tenn., on August 9, 2000. In 2000, Lieberman became the first Jewish American to be nominated on a major party's ticket when he was named Gore's running mate. The Gore-Lieberman ticket lost in one of the closest elections in U.S. history. Photo by Billy Suratt/UPI

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Joe Lieberman (L) and his wife, Hadassah Lieberman, wave to the crowd after her speech to the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles on August 16, 2000. Photo by Ian Wagreich/UPI

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Lieberman talks to senior citizens about his plan to protect Social Security during a rally in University City, Mo., on November 2, 2000. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

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