| Lew Brantley | |
| Birth Date: | 3 August 1937 |
| Birth Place: | McRae, Georgia, U.S. |
| Term Start2: | 1967 |
| Term End2: | 1970 |
| Preceded2: | District established |
| Succeeded2: | Bill Birchfield |
| Party: | Democratic[1] |
| District2: | 21st |
| State House2: | Florida |
| Office: | President of the Florida Senate |
| Term Start: | November 16, 1976 |
| District1: | 8th |
| State Senate1: | Florida |
| Termstart1: | November 17, 1970 |
| Preceded1: | John E. Mathews |
| Successor: | Philip D. Lewis |
| Successor1: | Joe Carlucci |
| Predecessor: | Dempsey J. Barron |
| Term End: | November 21, 1978 |
| Termend1: | November 21, 1978 |
Lew Brantley (August 3, 1937 – May 11, 2004) was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member for the 21st district of the Florida House of Representatives.[2] [3] He also served as a member for the 8th district of the Florida Senate.[4] He served as President of the Florida Senate.[5]
Brantley was born in McRae, Georgia.
In 1966, Brantley was elected to the Florida House of Representatives. The next year, he was elected as the first representative for the newly-established 21st district. He served until 1970, when he was succeeded by Bill Birchfield. In the same year, he was elected to represent the 8th district of the Florida Senate, serving until 1978.
Brantley died in May 2004,[6] at the age of 66.