Captain Dorin was raised in Superior and graduated from Superior Senior High School. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth.
Captain Dorin began his military career when he commissioned into the Minnesota Army National Guard in 1997. His assignments have taken him to Cloquet, Roseville, and Moorhead, where he earned his first assignment as a company commander.
He is an Afghanistan veteran, serving as a Company Advisor/Mentor, and won the Bronze Star. His civic affiliations include the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the National Guard Association of Minnesota, and the National Guard Association of the United States.