LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Republican Party’s executive director has stepped down to take a new job.

Robert “Bud” Synhorst said Thursday he has accepted a position as executive director of the Alpaca Owners Association, a Lincoln-based national trade group.

Synhorst had served as the state GOP’s executive director since 2013. During his tenure, he developed a political strategic plan focused on legislative races and led a finance committee that raised more than $2 million.

The party has not yet replaced Synhorst but will discuss his job at a meeting this weekend.

Synhorst previously worked as executive director of two Nebraska nonprofits, the Mary Lanning Healthcare Foundation in Hastings and the Metropolitan Community College Foundation in Omaha. Synhorst also has served as athletic development officer at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.