A member of the Democratic Progressive Party, Wang served on the Taipei City Council from 1998 to 2005.

His father Wang Mingte (Chinese: 王明德) was a member of the Communist Party in National Taiwan University.

He contested the 2010 municipal elections, and returned to the Taipei City Council, representing the fourth constituency.

However, he has embraced this nickname and has stated, “It is my job to protect the interests of Taipei residents, so I would be happy to be their Chucky to scare the mayor, city officials and others in authority so they do not abuse their power,”[2] Wang was given wide media exposure for losing a bet, in which he promised to jump into the sea if all eight of the Chinese Nationalist Party's candidates in Taipei City won during the 2008 Taiwanese Legislative Elections.

[3] Wang married Lin Hsiu-fen (Chinese: 林秀芬), the couple has a son and a daughter.