[Music] the state of Connecticut and much of the country in morning tonight former Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman has died at the age of 82 good evening and thanks for joining us I'm Brent Hardin and I'm Sarah Sanchez lieberman's family released a statement this afternoon telling the world he passed away in New York City from complications he suffered from a fall just weeks ago he was back here in his home state speaking at Quinnipiac University Libra spent decades in public office including
24 years representing the Constitution State in Congress and even more before that as attorney general tonight we want to share more about his life and Legacy call him Connecticut's middleman a strong politician who knew how to work the crowd and get to the good graces of those on both sides of the aisle Joe Lieberman will always be known as one of Connecticut's fiercest leaders and a transformative figure in American politics born and raised in his native Stamford liberman Rose through the rank
s serving in the state senate and as Connecticut's 21st attorney general under then Governor William O'Neal then in the late 80s he took on a new Endeavor serving Connecticut in our nation's capital libran would defeat former governor and Republican senator LEL wer to turn that senate seat blue again and become the first Orthodox Jew to serve in the US Senate from the outset liberan work the middle of the aisle supporting issues raised by both Democrats and Republicans a bipartisan nature that w
ould translate much stronger later on in his political career year then the big news that rocked the state Joe Lieberman was chosen as Al gor's running mate in the 2000 presidential election an election that proved to be controversial and ultimately resulted in George W Bush's first of two terms following a Florida recount overseen by the US Supreme Court liberman himself went a step further throwing his hat into the presidential ring in the next election while continuing to serve in the senate
in 2006 he would face a challenge from businessman Ned Lamont for that senate seat an election that proved pivotal in liberman's political career his opposition to affirmative action other viewpoints skewing more conservative and his support for the Iraq War these factors and more turning liberman from a strong Democratic Force into an independent politician he would still secure another term in office his final one in 2012 the senate seat flipped blue once again when Chris Murphy was elected to
serve in Washington at the end of this term I will have served 24 years in the US Senate and 40 years in election Ive office by my count I've run at least 15 full-fledged campaigns and that's just in Connecticut not counting the national campaigns I was involved in so for me it is time for another season and another purpose under Heaven a loving husband and father a committed leader for his State a man of Faith Connecticut will remember the life and Lasting Legacy of Joe liberman and the family
of Joe liberman releasing details tonight on the plans to lay him to rest they say the Senator's funeral will be held this Friday March 29th at the congregation aulas Shalom in his hometown of Stamford they also say another memorial service is being planned but information on that has not been released as of this hour Connecticut's news station is still Gathering Reflections and reactions to the death of Joe liberman our coverage continues tonight and and beond on on air online and On Demand at
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