In the 2012 Taiwanese legislative election, he ran on the New Party ticket in Kaohsiung's 7th district, losing to the Democratic Progressive Party candidate Chao Din-lin.
ɪnðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛlv tˌaɪwənˈiːz lˈɛdʒɪslətˌɪv ᵻlˈɛkʃən, hiː ɹˈæn ɔnðə nˈuː pˈɑːɹɾi tˈɪkɪt ɪn kˈeɪəhsˌɪʌŋz sˈɛvənθ dˈɪstɹɪkt, lˈuːzɪŋ tə ðə dˌɛməkɹˈæɾɪk pɹəɡɹˈɛsɪv pˈɑːɹɾi kˈændᵻdˌeɪt kˈeɪoʊ dˈɪnlˈɪn.