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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, and was their nominee in 1984. Sorrow also co-owns and co-founded Cruz Transportation Services, and he also co-founded the New Republican Party in 1984.

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. Then after a long period of being single, 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.

Political Career
In 1984, Sorrow co-founded the New Republican Party and easily gained its nomination for President in the 1984 United States presidential election. Sorrow lost to Jeremy Grenwich by a wide margin. In 1985, Governor Thomas J.H. Rivera appointed Sorrow to 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 has served since. 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 again in 1992, defeating two primary challengers.