Simplify the following text for a Grade 13 native English-speaking person.
Original: Lu made headlines during an investigation by the Washington State Public Disclosure Commission into his cash donations to Chinese American politician Gary Locke , who Lu had hoped would run for President of the United States .
Simplified: Lu made headlines during an investigation by the Washington State Public Disclosure Commission into his cash donations to then-Governor Gary Locke , who Lu had hoped would run for the White House .