[1] He was a delegate to the 1968 Republican National Convention[2] and a member of President Richard Nixon's Advisory Council to the General Services Administration.

[9] In 1976, Dorgan was appointed Executive Director of the Southeast Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority[10] and retired from the post in 1986.

[11] Dorgan was elected to the NJ General Assembly in November 1969 and served on committees for Federal/State Relations and Taxation, representing East Bergen County.

After Republicans regained the majority in November 1967, Dorgan was named Executive Director[28] and led a bipartisan effort to reform the county charter.

Dorgan defeated incumbent Democrat Edward Brown in 1960[35] and served two consecutive two-year terms.