Joe Lieberman — independent four-term U.S. senator and Al Gore’s Democratic running mate in 2000 — died at the age of 82 on Wednesday, due to complications from a fall in New York, according to a statement from his family.
The first Jewish candidate on the national ticket of a major party, Lieberman made a reputation for himself as someone who spoke in favor of abortion rights, gun control and gay rights but, after the attacks of September 11, 2001, gained a bit of heat for his support of the U.S. invasion of Iraq and staunch views on foreign policy.
