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A slew of federal lawmakers and candidates promptly issued press releases, blasted out tweets, and even tied the announcement into their campaign themes
Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who has been aggressively touting the number of new jobs created under his tenure, announced one more could be added to his tally.
"What a great week for Cleveland, and it looks like Ohioans created another job," he wrote on Twitter, adding: "#253001newjobs."
Meanwhile, Senator Sherrod Brown fired off an official statement from his government office.
"Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), a Cleveland resident, applauded LeBron James' decision to come home. Following James' announcement that he would return to the Cleveland Cavaliers, Brown offered the following statement," the press release read.
"Welcome home LeBron," said Brown. "Cleveland is on the move. This week it won a national party convention, and now it won back a favorite son. We look forward to your contributions and leadership, on the court and off, to make Northeast Ohio an even better place to raise a family. And celebrating a championship wouldn't hurt."
Many other Ohio pols just tweeted their excitement.
"In Northeast Ohio, nothing is given. Everything is earned. You work for what you have." --@KingJames #WelcomeHome to #CLE
- Dave Joyce (@RepDaveJoyce) July 11, 2014
"In Northeast Ohio, nothing is given. Everything is earned. You work for what you have" - @KingJames....I couldn't agree more. Welcome Home
- Congressman Tim Ryan (@RepTimRyan) July 11, 2014
.@KingJames OH-11 is home. We're thrilled the Q is your home court again!
- Marcia L. Fudge (@RepMarciaFudge) July 11, 2014
.@KingJames OH-11 is home. We're thrilled the Q is your home court again!
- Marcia L. Fudge (@RepMarciaFudge) July 11, 2014
The King Returns! #WelcomeHomeLeBron
- Ed FitzGerald (@EdFitzGeraldCE) July 11, 2014
Welcome back to the heartland @KingJames! #GoCavs #Cleveland
- Jim_Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) July 11, 2014
Welcome back to #Ohio @kingjames! #OH5
- U.S. Rep. Bob Latta (@boblatta) July 11, 2014
Welcome back to the great state of #Ohio @KingJames - any #NBA fans out there?
- Bill Johnson (@JohnsonLeads) July 11, 2014
Big week for #Cleveland starting with hosting the 2016 Convention and LeBron James returning to the Cleveland Cavaliers. #RNC2CLE #LBJtoCLE
- Rep. Bob Gibbs (@RepBobGibbs) July 11, 2014
More good news for #Cleveland... #LeBron returns --http://t.co/rt40sxEmvw
- Tiberi Press Office (@TiberiPress) July 11, 2014
RT welcome home, @KingJames! #Ohio #nba #lebronletter "@KingJames: http://t.co/PwMrAM1uTq"
- Steve Stivers (@RepSteveStivers) July 11, 2014
Big week for Cleveland. LeBron James is coming back. What are your thoughts? @ThePlainDealer reports on his return: http://t.co/hJshJl6yMa
- Rep. Jim Renacci (@RepJimRenacci) July 11, 2014