In 2000 this Connecticut senator became the first Jewish candidate on a major party ticket
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Yale, served as a volunteer) Lieberman was elected to the Connecticut Senate, 
and he .... mate, Senator Joseph Lieberman, who became the first Jewish 
American on a... [DOC] [TLE] the 2000 campaign: the vice president; lieberman will run with gore [PAR] Aug 8, 2000 ... Democratic presidential candidate Vice Pres Al Gore selects Sen ... be running 
mate, putting Jew on national ticket of major party for first ... Vice President Al 
Gore picked Senator Joseph I. Lieberman of Connecticut to be his running mate 
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