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Linus Spiller
Linus Spiller ran for election to the Dallas City Council to represent District 6 in Texas. He lost in the general election on May 3, 2025.
Spiller completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Dallas, Texas (2025)
General election
General election for Dallas City Council District 6
The following candidates ran in the general election for Dallas City Council District 6 on May 3, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Laura Cadena (Nonpartisan) | 50.5 | 1,064 |
 | Monica Alonzo (Nonpartisan) | 25.3 | 533 | |
 | Machelle Wells (Nonpartisan) | 9.5 | 201 | |
 | Linus Spiller (Nonpartisan)  | 6.5 | 137 | |
 | David Blewett (Nonpartisan) | 5.0 | 106 | |
 | Gabriel Kissinger (Nonpartisan) | 1.1 | 23 | |
 | Tony Carrillo (Nonpartisan) | 1.0 | 21 | |
| Nicholas Quintanilla (Nonpartisan) | 1.0 | 21 | ||
| Quinchee Morgan (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 2,107 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Spiller in this election.
2017
The city of Dallas, Texas, held elections for all 14 seats of the city council on May 6, 2017. A runoff election, if necessary, was held on June 10, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 17, 2017.[1]
The following candidates ran in the general election for District 6 of the Dallas City Council.[2]
| Dallas City Council, District 6 General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Monica Alonzo Incumbent |
38.95% | 760 |
| Omar Narvaez |
27.47% | 536 |
| Alex Dickey | 25.01% | 488 |
| Linus Spiller | 4.51% | 88 |
| Tony Carrillo | 2.15% | 42 |
| Gil Cerda | 1.90% | 37 |
| Total Votes | 1,951 | |
| Source: City of Dallas, "May 2017 Final Election Results," accessed May 8, 2017 | ||
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Linus Spiller completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Spiller's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I do not approach serving on the Dallas City Council as a right, an entitlement to be passed on, or civic service to be taken by force as was the case in 2017 when I made a bid for the seat. Public service, fiduciary responsibility, and policymaking are serious because thousands of lives are affected at the district level and impact at the city level. How council members approach this responsibility has an effect decisions businesses and corporations make to relocate to Dallas which translates into growth for the city, including job opportunities for residents, increased sales tax revenue, and potential decreases in property taxes.
For more information, visit my website at: electlinusspillercampaign.com.- Public safety is at the top of the list because without safe communities, affordable housing, economic development, education and career development, and city services delivery are huge challenges. I will address this priority by working internally on the city council to get the remaining 838 police officers hired and trained as mandated by the recently passed Proposition U.
- Affordable housing, primarily in the West Dallas area is another huge priority because a high percentage of former residents have fallen victim to dislocation (gentrification). My goal is to increase housing/rental affordability through various means, with a focus on education and certifications to equip residents with the ability to earn higher salaries to be able to afford the diverse types of housing I envision in the West Dallas area.
- In the NW Dallas/Bachman Lake area, home to the Asian Trade District, a thriving economic engine that pumps substantial sales tax revenue into our city coffers and employs residents already exists. In the West Dallas area, economic development at that level doesn't exist. Despite the addition of the Trinity Groves area, West Dallas lacks a business infrastructure even with the amount of land available in the area which can support business activity. This is a priority address on Day 1, meeting with business owners to spur economic development in West Dallas.
B. Affordable housing
C. Economic Development
D. Education and Career Development
At the local level, you see how your tax dollars are being spent as well as delivery of basic city and educational services. Residents have greater control and a voice in electing the candidates of their choice to provide this oversight and services so local governance is an extremely important part of our political system.
I think the legacy a person leaves should speak for itself and continue to serve the people it was designated for. Using my late mother as an example, she was directly responsible for bring a federal career training program to our upper Midwest community as well as mass transit to our township. The training program is no longer in existence but mass transit is still used by residents.
But I had drive and determination, along with an angel in that situation in the form of the restaurant owner named Ella. She made sure I left work after midnight headed back to campus for another 1.5 hour walk with a meal. I'll never forget her for that kindness extended to me.
Using the responses I provided of the core responsibilities for this office, I can provide instances where my previous employment and civic experience satisfies necessary criteria.
I have sat on numerous non-profit and city council appointed board and part of the responsibilities is approval of SOPs (standard operating procedures) which is equivalent to passage of city ordinances, and passage of the organization's annual operating budget.
In 2020, I served on the Dallas ISD Bond Program finance sub-committee and we were tasked with setting a bond rate for taxpayers that didn't involve an increase in taxes. The same process exists when increasing/decreasing a municipality's tax rate.
My previous work experience includes management so I have understand fidiciary oversight over budgetary allocations and expenditures as funded through the organization directly or through state/federal grant programs.
From 2018 through 2023, I served as the Chair of the Site-Based Decision Making Committee at the John Lewis Social Justice Academy at Oliver Wendell Holmes, a Dallas ISD middle school. I was the community signatory for the renaming of the school and campus-level oversight of the $80 million dollar capital planning for the new campus being built that is slated to officially open in Fall 2025.
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See also
2025 Elections
External links
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