Taitung County Council speaker Li Chung-hsien observes that although Taitung County elects two members to the provincial assembly, ordinary members of the public who meet with difficulties and need to go through administrative channels to fight for their rights are sure to go first to Chen Chien-nien, because "whether or not he succeeds, he will always explain why."
台東縣議會議長李忠憲指出，台東地區選出兩位省議員，但一般民眾遇到困難須要透過行政管道爭取權益時，一定先找陳建年，因為「不論事成與否，必定有所交代」。