A decorated Taoyuan police officer is running for city council in Zhongli, pitching himself as a watchdog on how the city spends its money.

• Hsu Sheng-yang, an investigator in the Taoyuan police criminal investigation unit, registered to run for city council in the Zhongli district.
• He won five citations for gun and drug busts between 2018 and 2020 and was named a national model police officer.
• His pitch is oversight rather than slogans: where tax money goes, whether staffing is enough, and whether public spending is wasted.
• He wants to focus on public works, road planning, child education, workplace dignity, migrant worker pay, youth sports, and homelessness.

Outlook: He joins a crowded field for Taoyuan's council seats, with the campaign running toward the local elections.