One of the plot points in my Frank Malone game is that Doc applies for the role of Sheriff, but thanks to Frank becomes an actual member of Gower's cabinet. Since this somewhat mirror's the real life Hunter S Thompson's political bid on the 'freak power' ticket back in the sixties, it would make sense for the character of Doc to try to push forward with similar policies - legalisation of mind altering drugs, mandatory castration for dishonest dealers, tearing up the pavements with jackhammers and resodding the streets, renaming the town to 'Fat City', etc. You get the idea.
That's if you want him to be a member of his cabinet in your game, though. Since your game is coming out before mine, it might work to have him protest against some decision of Gower's as a reporter for the Realiser, resulting in Gower suggesting that if he wants so much done he should apply to City Hall himself, possibly in the capacity as Sheriff. This would set the stage for his standing in my project, and gives things a nice sense of progression.