The crowded field of Republican contenders for governor just got a little more crowded.

Huron County Board of Commissioners member Tim Rujan has announced he will seek the GOP nod in 2010, and will battle U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra of Holland, Ann Arbor venture capitalist Rick Snyder, Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox and Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard and State Sen. Tom George of Texas Township.

In an announcement, the Bay Port resident had this to say:

“As your next Michigan Governor, I will assemble a team to promote principles and a “Made in Michigan” vision. I propose a Plan for action to keep a promise: To renew and restore greatness to our Great Lake State, Michigan.”

Rujan has launched a website for his bid, and touts his family heritage of “family values” and his blue-collar worker roots — he worked in metal fabrication before becoming an emergency medical technician — as reasons for supporting him.