Joseph Lieberman

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Yale_Law_School
gptkb:Yale_University
gptkbp:attorneyGeneralTermEnd 1989
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom_(posthumous,_2024)
gptkbp:birthDate 1942-02-24
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Stamford,_Connecticut,_United_States
gptkbp:chairman gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_Homeland_Security_and_Governmental_Affairs
gptkbp:children gptkb:Hana_Lieberman
gptkb:Matt_Lieberman
Ethan Lieberman
gptkbp:committeeChairTermEnd 2013
gptkbp:committeeChairTermStart 2007
gptkbp:deathDate 2024-03-27
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York,_United_States
gptkbp:ethnicity Ashkenazi Jewish
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Joseph_Isadore_Lieberman
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Joseph Lieberman
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:Connecticut_Army_National_Guard
1963–1967
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableFor support for campaign finance reform
chairmanship of the Senate Homeland Security Committee
advocacy for centrist and bipartisan policies
advocacy for environmental protection
co-sponsoring the Climate Stewardship Act
co-sponsoring the Homeland Security Act of 2002
support for same-sex marriage
support for the Iraq War
support for the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell
first Jewish candidate on a major U.S. national ticket
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:lawyer
politician
gptkbp:party gptkb:Democratic_Party
Independent
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Attorney_General_of_Connecticut
United States Senator from Connecticut
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Lowell_Weicker
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Washington,_D.C.,_United_States
gptkb:Stamford,_Connecticut,_United_States
gptkbp:runningMateOf gptkb:Al_Gore
gptkbp:signature Joseph Lieberman signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Hadassah_Lieberman
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Chris_Murphy
gptkbp:termEnd 2013
gptkbp:termStart 1989
gptkbp:termStart_(Attorney_General) 1983
gptkbp:vicePresident gptkb:2000_United_States_presidential_election
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:The_Power_Broker
gptkb:In_Praise_of_Public_Life
gptkb:The_Gift_of_Rest
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Stamford
gptkb:Clarine_Nardi_Riddle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5