And So It Begins… Dorman To Challenge Fallin In 2014
Oklahoma Rep. Joe Dorman explores race for governor
By Randy Ellis
State Rep. Joe Dorman established an exploratory committee Tuesday to evaluate running as a Democratic candidate for governor, saying he intends to make education his top issue.
“Of course education is going to be the top issue,” said Dorman, D-Rush Springs. “Visiting with teachers … about the conditions we’re seeing in schools, what we’ve seen Governor Fallin and Superintendent Janet Barresi do to education, I think that has to be one of our most critical issues we’ll look at.”
Mounting a successful challenge to Republican Gov. Mary Fallin is expected to be a difficult task, since she has enjoyed high popularity ratings in a state that has trended strongly toward Republican candidates in statewide political races in recent years.
“Being out there visiting with the citizens of Oklahoma, I don’t think she’s as popular as she thinks,” said Dorman, who described himself as a “pro life” candidate.