[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] In 2018, Lin announced her intention to run as a plains aborigines candidate in the Beinan Township representing the New Power Party in the November 2018 Taitung County Government elections.
[2][3][12] Lin formed alliances with civc groups including Taiwan Environment Protection Union, Wild at Heart Legal Defense Association, and Citizens of the Earth, as well as surrounding Amis buluos (indigenous villages).
[15] In 2008, Lin became a plaintiff on a series of Citizen Litigation suits first launched by Chen Bo-chou (陳柏舟) and then Thomas Chan challenging the legality of the resort's EIA and building permit.
[12][13] Despite winning this, and all subsequent cases related to the Miramar project, appeals by the Kuang Li-chen and Justin Huang administrations extended the process to eight years.
They are meeting to reach agreement on a compensation amount to be paid to Miramar Resort Ltd.[24] Lin is campaigning for a postponement of that process pending an investigation.
[clarification needed] According to Lin's campaign website, her focus is to revitalize the culture of local communities while also working to enshrine the legal recognition of traditional lands.
[25] Lin has also promised to "demand transparency regarding government spending" (currently detailed budget data is not published by the Taitung Department of Finance), and “guard public money".