A Democratic Socialist Running for City Council in Lincoln, Nebraska? |

Election Coverage 2025 on The Dan Parsons Show!In this episode, Dan speaks with Lincoln City Council candidate Rene Carillo—a community activist, organizer, and union leader with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 265. Running for office for the first time after a decade of local activism, Carillo discusses his background, union roots, key issues facing the city, the 'Lincoln On The Move' quarter-cent sales tax, his connection to the Lincoln chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), and more.Connect with The Dan Parsons Show on Social Media!- X [Formally known as Twitter] (https://x.com/DanParsonsShow2)- Instagram - (https://www.instagram.com/thedanparsonsshow/)- Facebook - (https://www.facebook.com/TheDanParsonsShow/#)- TikTok - (https://www.tiktok.com/@thedanparsonsshow?lang=en)- Bluesky - (https://bsky.app/profile/thedanparsonsshow.bsky.social)Support the show by becoming a ‘Friend of Dan’ on Patreon - (https://www.patreon.com/thedanparsonsshow)Chapters0:00 Welcome to The Dan Parsons Show!2:22 Why Run?3:50 Dan's 4, Your 18:58 Biggest Issue Facing Lincoln - Question from Civic Nebraska & Flatwater Free Press10:33 Lincoln's Economy - Question from Civic Nebraska & Flatwater Free Press12:02 Lincoln On The Move - Question from Civic Nebraska & Flatwater Free Press16:24 Elevator Speech20:35 Energy23:09 Thanks for Watching! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.