LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Kearney man has announced his candidacy for the University of Nebraska Board of Regents.

Timothy Higgins said Wednesday that he will seek the District 6 seat held by Kent Schroeder, who is not running for re-election. Marsha Fangmeyer of Gibbon has also filed for the seat.

Higgins serves as president of the Greater Nebraska Schools Association and sits on the executive committee of the Nebraska Association of School Boards.

Higgins is a managing partner at Runza restaurants. He lives in Kearney with his wife, Sue, and has three children.

The district is comprised of 21 counties in east-central Nebraska, stretching from the Kansas to the South Dakota borders. Higgins is a registered Republican in the officially non-partisan race.