LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Lincoln attorney has announced a bid for the Nebraska Legislature in a district that includes eastern parts of the city and Lancaster County.

Jim Gordon said Sunday he will seek the seat held by state Sen. Kathy Campbell, who is ineligible to run again in 2016 because of term limits.

Gordon is a U.S. Army veteran and mediator who has taken leadership roles in more than two dozen civic organizations.

He is the son of the late Sally Gordon, who worked for two Nebraska governors and then as a sergeant-at-arms in the Legislature for 27 years before retiring at the age of 102.

Gordon worked for the Burlington Railroad before serving in the U.S. Army. He was wounded in Vietnam in 1967 and received the Purple Heart.