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Brantley Sorrow (born October 1, 1949) is an American politician, businessman, and lawyer currently serving as the House Minority Whip and as US Representative from Savannah since 1991 and is the New Republican nominee for President in 1992. Sorrow also co-owns and co-founded Cruz Transportation Services, and he has also co-owned the New Republican Party since its founding in 1984. In 1993, Sorrow passed away in the hospital after a car crash at the age of 44.

Personal Life
Brantley Sorrow was born on October 1, 1949 in Atlanta, Georgia to Joshua Cruz and Logan Kennedy-Cruz. Brantley had a love of politics at a very young age. In 1967, Sorrow started his first year at the University of Georgia. This was interrupted however when Sorrow was drafted in 1968 to serve in the United States Army. He served in the military from 1968 to 1971 when he was honorably discharged. He then went to get many degrees. In 1976 he married Jeb Dinozarr, this lasted until her death in 1986. Then in 1986, Sorrow married Alex Rivera-Holden. During their marriage they had one son, Michael. However this married didn't last and in 1989 they got a divorce after Sorrow admitted to cheating on Alex with Elizabeth Kent who he married after his divorce. They had three kids together, Freya, Frank, and Elizabeth IV. This marriage also didn't last when in 1990, Kent divorced Sorrow. During his marriage with Kent, he married Hubert Humphrey. Then in late 1991, Sorrow married Amy. In 1988, Sorrow passed the bar and became a lawyer in Savannah and Pacifica and he is currently working on passing the bar in Superior. On October 19, 1993 on his way home from Washington D.C. a semi-trunk ran Sorrow of the road and injured him severely, after five hours in the hospital, Sorrow passed away at the age of 44.

Political Career
In 1984, Sorrow co-founded the New Republican Party. In 1985, After beating Sorrow in the 1984 Savannah Gubernatorial Election Primaries, Governor Thomas J.H. Rivera appointed Sorrow to be Savannah Secretary of State serving until 1987 when he became a US Representative. He only served one term in the house, leaving office in January 1989. In 1990, Sorrow was appointed NSA Director and served until 1991. Also in 1990, he won election to a 2nd nonconsecutive term in the House and also became the Whip for New Republicans and therefore House Minority Whip. Sorrow ran for President in 1992, defeating two primary challengers but ultimately losing in the general election to Hubert Humphrey.