GLENS FALLS — Don Boyajian, a lawyer who recently moved from Saratoga County to Cambridge, in Washington County, announced his candidacy for Congress on Tuesday, becoming the fifth candidate seeking the Democratic nomination in the 21st Congressional District in 2018.

“We’re interested in coming up with real solutions to help our communities,” Boyajian said in an interview at The Post-Star on Tuesday. “My whole life, I’ve felt like our region has got the short end of the stick.”

Boyajian, a trout fisherman and bluegrass musician in his spare time, said he has a keen understanding of the 12-county congressional district, both from a lifestyle and policy perspective.

As a student at Colgate University and Cornell Law School, he did research on affordable housing in the Adirondacks and on invasive species in Lake Champlain.

He focused on agricultural, natural resources and energy issues as an aide to former Rep. Michael McMahon, D-Staten Island, and was an environmental policy adviser to former state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, who now is New York’s governor.

“We need a representative that has fight and grit — that is key — and someone that is on the ground in the district,” he said.