[9] He unsuccessfully ran for vice chair of the Alabama Republican Party in 2021, being defeated by John Skipper, who had 53% of the vote to Sorrell's 47%.

[13] Sorrell defeated Humphrey Lee in the Republican primary with 76% of the vote, and faced Democratic nominee Chad Young in the general election.

[15] During his tenure, Sorrell was consistently named in media reports and by the Club for Growth as one of the most conservative members of the state legislature.

[21] In September 2020, Sorrell was one of two dissenting votes opposing an anti-price gouging bill targeting repair fraud in the wake of Hurricane Sally.

Sorrell told AL.com that the rationale for his vote was that he believed such bills often had the opposite desired effect, adding "I think we should let the free market handle this stuff".

[26] During the COVID-19 pandemic, Sorrell opposed lockdowns, saying during an appearance on The Jeff Poor Show that citizens should be concerned about constitutional violations.

[30] In the fall of 2021, Sorrell said he would continue to support efforts towards medical freedom in Alabama,[31] and sponsored a bill that would allow workers to file lawsuit against employers for any adverse reaction to a workplace-mandated COVID-19 vaccine.

[33] In July 2021, Sorrell, alongside representatives Lynn Greer and Phillip Pettus, signed a resolution in support of the president of the University of North Alabama's student government association.

The student had previously made social media posts that were criticized by LGBT groups as homophobic, and was the subject of calls to resign.

[34] Sorrell also co-sponsored an anti-transgender "bathroom bill" in 2022, saying he did so because of the presence of a transgender student at Muscle Shoals High School.

In 2019, he sponsored a bill from a previous legislator[6] to end the permit requirement for concealed handguns in Alabama, though it only had "six to eight" co-sponsors at the time.

[37][38] Sorrell worked with fellow representative Shane Stringer to pass House Bill 272 for constitutional carry; it was signed into law by Governor Ivey in March 2022.

[5][42] After his election to the position of State Auditor, Sorrell was succeeded in the Alabama House of Representatives by fellow Republican Kerry "Bubba" Underwood in the third district.

His campaign was announced in June 2021, with Sorrell stating "I want to make sure that every penny of property belonging to the citizens of Alabama is properly accounted for."

[23] Sorrell faced two opponents in the Republican primary: Stan Cooke, a pastor and professional counselor, and Rusty Glover, a former state senator.

[47] He faced Libertarian nominee Leigh Lachine in the general election; no Democratic candidate qualified in the auditor race.

[49] After his election, Sorrell announced plans to expand the office and regain duties that had been transferred to the Examiner of Public Accounts.