Jessica Yellin Instagram – SEN. JOE LIEBERMAN DIES AGE 82 Joseph I. Lieberman, longtime Connecticut senator and Al Gore’s running mate in 2000, died Wednesday in New York City. Lieberman was the first Jewish candidate on a major party’s presidential ticket. Lieberman served in the US Senate from 1989-2013. He described himself as an “independent Democrat,” often willing to split from his party to vote for policies he felt were important. Lieberman was deeply religious and brought his moral and spiritual philosophy to his public service. And after retiring from the Senate, he became co-chair of the bipartisan political group No Labels. His family says he died “due to complications from a fall” and that “his beloved wife, Hadassah, and members of his family were with him as he passed.” Do you have a Joe Lieberman memory you’d like to share? Tell us in the comments.