[1] Dorman was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Oklahoma in the 2014 gubernatorial election, eventually losing to incumbent Mary Fallin.

[2] Major issues of his campaign include education and universal access to storm shelters in public schools.

Prior to serving in the Oklahoma House of Representatives, he worked as a mail clerk and runner in the chamber in 1994.

During that time, he served as the lead staff member for the Legislator Back to School Week Program, International Student Awareness Day, and the Pageville Mock Legislature.

Dorman served as the Democratic nominee for Governor of Oklahoma in the 2014 election,[6][7] losing to Republican incumbent Mary Fallin.