Joe Lieberman Archives - New Jersey Globe

Before Gore picked Lieberman, there was talk of Menendez for VP

March 27, 2024 8:12 pmMarch 29, 2024 3:04 pm

After Al Gore had become the presumptive Democratic nominee for president in 2000 – and before he settled on Joe Lieberman as his running mate — there was some discussion of Bob Menendez as a potential candidate for the vice...

Joe Lieberman dies at 82; carried N.J. in 2000 VP bid

March 27, 2024 7:03 pmMarch 27, 2024 10:07 pm

Joseph Lieberman, a centrist Democrat who served four terms in the United States Senate and was his party’s nominee for vice president in 2000, died today after complications from a fall. He was 82. As Al Gore’s running mate 24...

History on presidential candidates and running for two offices

February 15, 2019 1:24 am

Some history to go along with the new law that allows Cory Booker to run for president or vice president in 2020 while simultaneously seeking re-election to the United States Senate. No major party presidential nominee has ever run for...

Booker still a 2020 U.S. Senate candidate

February 1, 2019 6:59 amFebruary 1, 2019 3:01 am

Cory Booker remains a candidate for re-election to the United States Senate in 2020. The New Jersey approved a new law last October that would allow Booker to run for president while simultaneously seeking to keep his Senate seat. Booker...

Select Committee to call Haynes, Lieberman

January 31, 2019 12:46 pmJanuary 31, 2019 1:10 pm

The Select Committee on Oversight will call Lynne Haynes, who was director of personnel for Gov. Phil Murphy’s transition’s and later a deputy chief of staff for his administration, and Melissa Lieberman, who is chief of staff for the state...

Lieberman backing Menendez re-election

October 30, 2018 8:40 pmOctober 31, 2018 11:02 am

Joe Lieberman says he supports Bob Menendez for re-election to the United States Senate. “It’s hard to answer on one foot as they say, but I know Bob — he’s a friend of mine — so maybe I’m biased,” said...

Lieberman, No Labels endorse Gottheimer

October 30, 2018 8:07 pmOctober 31, 2018 11:02 am

Former U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman and No Labels, one of the organization’s co-chairs, endorsed Rep. Josh Gottheimer on Tuesday. “To me, he’s the model of what an elected official member of congress should be now, which is that he does...