Former Sen. Joe Lieberman, a longtime senator from Connecticut who became the first Jewish American to be nominated on a major party’s ticket, died Wednesday at 82-years-old. Sen. Lieberman’s family said complications from a fall led to his passing.

It's been said he viewed himself as a centrist Democrat, but held some liberal views and supported some conservative causes, making him a complex political figure.

For more on his political life, KCBS Radio anchors Bret Burkhart and Patti Reising spoke with Lincoln Mitchell, political science professor at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University.