Stood as Workers' Party candidate in Tiong Bahru GRC in 1988 election. Lost.
Stood as WP candidate in Bukit Merah in 1991, lost.
Found guilty of contempt of court for remarks he made questioning the independence of the judiciary after 1991 election.
Found guilty in 1992 of serious misconduct for deliberately trying to discredit then attorney-general Tan Boon Teik. Suspended from law practice for two years but by then, he had already moved to California.