Here's a look at the life of Joseph Lieberman, former United States Senator from Connecticut.

Personal:

Birth date: February 24, 1942

Birth place: Stamford, Connecticut

Birth name: Joseph Isadore Lieberman

Father: Henry Lieberman, package-store owner

Mother: Marcia (Manger) Lieberman

Marriages: Hadassah (Freilich) Lieberman (1983-present); Betty Haas (1965-1981, divorced)

Children: with Hadassah: Hani, 1988; Ethan (stepson); with Betty: Rebecca, 1969; Matthew, 1967

Education: Yale University, B.A., 1964, Yale Law School, L.L.B, 1967

Other Facts: Democratic candidate for vice president in 2000, the first Jewish person to get the nomination from a major party.

Bill Clinton worked as a campaign volunteer on Lieberman's 1970 state senate run.

At Yale, his nickname was "Senator."

In 1963, he took time off from school to spend a few weeks in Mississippi doing civil rights work.

Timeline: 1967-1969 - Works with the private law firm Wiggin and Dana.

1970 - Elected to the Connecticut Senate, representing New Haven.

1972-1983 - Partner in the law firm Lieberman, Segaloff, and Wolfson.

1975-1981 - Majority leader of the Connecticut Senate.

1980 - Runs unsuccessfully for a seat in Congress and returns to private practice.

1983-1988 - Attorney General of Connecticut.

November 8, 1988 - Becomes the first Orthodox Jew to be elected to the U.S. Senate.

1989-2013 - U.S. Senator from Connecticut.

1995-2001 - Is chairman of the Democratic Leadership Council for six years before stepping down in 2001.

August 8, 2000 - Al Gore selects Lieberman as his running mate for president.

January 7, 2003 - Publishes the book: "An Amazing Adventure: Joe and Hadassah's Personal Notes on the 2000 Campaign" along with his wife Hadassah Lieberman.