Former US Senator and VP Candidate Joe Lieberman Dies at Age 82

Former vice presidential candidate and long-serving U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman died Wednesday afternoon at the age of 82.

Lieberman’s family released a statement on his sudden passing, attributing his death to injuries he experienced in a fall.

“Former United States Senator Joseph I. Lieberman died this afternoon, March 27, 2024, in New York City due to complications from a fall,” the 2000 vice presidential nominee’s family said in a statement shared on social media by CNN’s Jake Tapper.

“He was 82 years old. His beloved wife, Hadassah, and members of his family were with him as he passed,” the family also said.

The late senator’s family concluded, “Senator Lieberman’s love of God, his family, and America endured throughout his life of service in the public interest.”

A funeral will be held for Lieberman at Congregation Agudath Sholom in Stamford, Connecticut — his hometown — on Friday.

According to Tapper, another memorial service will be held at a later date.

Lieberman was first elected to the Senate in 1988 and served as a member of the upper chamber from 1989 until 2013.

Not even losing his primary in 2006 kept Lieberman out of office for an additional term.