Regent Schofield pondering run for Congress

Jack Schofield, a member of the university system Board of Regents, has a Web site touting him as a 2010 congressional candidate.

The site touts a lifetime of experience for Schofield, 86, who was a fighter pilot in World War II. But it doesn't say what seat in Congress he's interested in, or anything else about a potential campaign.

Reached for comment, Schofield said the campaign is in the "making preparations" stage. A Democrat, he said he would run for the only Nevada congressional seat currently held by a Republican, the 2nd District, represented by Dean Heller.

Schofield doesn't live in the 2nd District — he lives in Democrat Shelley Berkley's 1st District — but that's not a requirement. Another Democrat, Douglas County School Board President Cindy Trigg, has already announced a challenge to Heller.

Schofield served in the state Assembly and Senate in the 1970s. He is in his second term as a regent.