Joe Lieberman
Joseph Isadore Lieberman was an American politician and lawyer who served as a United States senator from Connecticut from 1989 to 2013. A former member of the Democratic Party, he was its nominee for vice president of the United States in the 2000 U.S. presidential election. During his final term in office, he was officially listed as an independent Democrat and caucused with and chaired committees for the Democratic Party.
Some of the key events about Joe Lieberman
- 1970Elected to the Connecticut State Senate at age 28
- 1988Elected as Connecticut's Attorney General
- 1988Criticized Democratic presidential nominee Michael Dukakis for not supporting a law requiring public school teachers to lead the Pledge of Allegiance
- 1989Successfully argued a case before the U.S. Supreme Court
- 1994Elected to the U.S. Senate, representing Connecticut
- 1998Delivered a speech condemning President Bill Clinton's behavior in the Monica Lewinsky scandal
- 2000Became the first Jewish candidate on a major American political party's presidential ticket
- 2000Became the first Jewish candidate on a major American political party presidential ticket, which some viewed as a potential liability
- 2002Co-sponsored the legislation to create the Department of Homeland Security
- 2003Supported and voted for the Iraq War Resolution, which authorized military action against Iraq
- 2006Won re-election to the Senate as an independent after losing the Democratic primary
- 2006Lost the Democratic primary for his Senate seat but ran and won as an independent, angering many Democrats
- 2008Endorsed Republican John McCain for president, crossing party lines
- 2008Endorsed Republican John McCain for president over Democrat Barack Obama
- 2009Opposed the public health insurance option in the Affordable Care Act, disappointing many Democrats
- 2010Led the successful effort to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy in the U.S. military
- 2011Co-sponsored the PROTECT IP Act to combat online copyright infringement
- 2011Co-sponsored the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), which faced widespread opposition
- 2012Missed the Senate vote to extend Bush-era tax cuts, which was seen as a crucial vote
- 2013Joined a law firm that lobbied for Donald Trump's businesses, drawing criticism from former Democratic colleagues
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