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Luo Wen-jia (Chinese: 羅文嘉; pinyin: Luó Wénjiā; Hakka: Lò Vùn-kâ; born January 1, 1966), a Taiwanese politician, was born in Xinwu. Luo is a member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), and once served as an assistant to Chen Shui-bian, a national legislator at that time. After Chen was elected mayor of Taipei, Luo became the city government spokesman. In 1999, Luo occupied the chair of the Department of Propaganda of the DPP.
After Chen became the president of the Republic of China, Luo transferred to the vice-chairmanship of the Council for Cultural Affairs of the Executive Yuan. In 2001, Luo joined the legislative election and was elected as a legislator. He was subsequently appointed as the chair of the Council for Hakka Affairs in 2004.
2005 Taipei County magistrate election
In 2005, he ran in the election for Magistrate of Taipei County, but lost to Chou Hsi-wei, the Kuomintang (KMT) candidate.
2008 Republic of China legislative election
Luo joined the legislative election again in 2008, but was defeated by Diane Lee.
| No. | Candidate | Party | Votes | Ratio | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yue Ke Ming (樂可銘) |  Taiwan Constitution Association | 89 | 0.06% | |
| 2 | Diane Lee |  Kuomintang | 99,294 | 66.80% | Yes |
| 3 | Wang Bao Shan (王保善) | Home Party | 417 | 0.28% | |
| 4 | Yu Shao Jyun (余少鈞) |  Hakka Party | 131 | 0.09% | |
| 5 | Luo Wen-jia |  Democratic Progressive Party | 48,240 | 32.46% | |
| 6 | Gu Wun Fa (古文發) | Democratic Freedom Party (民主自由黨) | 155 | 0.10% | |
| 7 | Lin Jyun Sian (林俊賢) | Taiwan Farmers' Party | 221 | 0.15% | |
| 8 | Lin Yu Fa (林裕發) | Taiwan Constitution Association | 87 | 0.06% |