Joseph Lieberman served in the Connecticut State Senate from 1970 until 1980 and was majority leader from 1974 until 1980. He later served as the attorney general of Connecticut in 1983, and from 1986 until 1988. In 1988, he was elected as a democrat to the United States Senate and was reelected in 1994 and 2000. In 2006, he was reelected as an independent democrat.
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Joseph Lieberman served in the Connecticut State Senate from 1970 until 1980 and was majority leader from 1974 until 1980. He later served as the attorney general of Connecticut in 1983, and from 1986 until 1988. In 1988, he was elected as a democrat to the United States Senate and was reelected in 1994 and 2000. In 2006, he was reelected as an independent Democrat.