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A prominent Washington state business owner with a history of discrimination against Muslims and unmarried people has donated to billionaire Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy’s 2024 campaign.

Peter Zieve, CEO and founder of aerospace company Electroimpact, gave $250 to Ramaswamy’s Vivek 2024 campaign committee on May 28, according to Federal Election Commission records reviewed by Raw Story.

“It's no one's business. I don't discuss my donations,” Zieve said before hanging up when reached by Raw Story....

Like other such buildings dedicated to ex-presidents, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., contains a replica of the Oval Office, complete with photos, mementos and flags placed carefully to depict what it looked like when the actor-turned-politician was the most powerful man in the world.

Five miles away, California Lutheran University had a replica office, too. But this replica was designed — “within an eighth of an inch” — to depict the Capitol Hill haunt of former Rep. Elton Gallegly.

If Gallegly’s name isn’t familiar, that’s understandable. The California Republican left Congress more than a decade ago, having decided against seeking re-election instead of running in what would’ve been a highly competitive race for a newly redistricted congressional seat. ...