Former MTV star Spencer Pratt is running for Los Angeles mayor. Are Angelenos taking him seriously?
Pratt’s campaign centers on homelessness and the city’s fire response, and he has quickly become a top candidate, Adler said.
- Former reality television star Spencer Pratt has launched a mayoral campaign in Los Angeles, centering his platform on the city's handling of the 2025 Palisades Fire and homelessness crisis. The 42-year-old is challenging incumbent Mayor Bass.
- After the 2025 Pacific Palisades fire destroyed his family home, Pratt filed a lawsuit against Los Angeles and the LADWP. He reflected that he once had "the best life" in the neighborhood before the disaster.
- A debate last month against Councilmember Nithya Raman and Mayor Bass marked a turning point, with Maxwell Adler noting Pratt is "trying to turn this into a referendum on the current Democratic leadership." Adler said Pratt performed "articulate" with "very focused" attacks.
- Pratt told comedian Adam Carolla he would leave Los Angeles if Mayor Bass or Raman remain in charge, vowing to pursue "the last American dream" in another state if he fails to win the election.
- While Pratt has successfully tapped into voter frustration with the current administration, Mayor Bass remains the odds-on favorite in betting markets. It remains unclear whether Pratt can translate anger into enough support to upset the incumbent.
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Former MTV star Spencer Pratt is running for Los Angeles mayor. Are Angelenos taking him seriously?
From reality star to potential mayor of Los Angeles: Spencer Pratt lost his home in the Palisades Fire. Now that loss, and the city's response, have driven the former star of the MTV reality show "The Hills" to run for mayor. He has quickly become a top candidate.Scripps News spoke with Maxwell Adler, a senior staff writer at Vanity Fair who just published an exclusive interview with Pratt. We asked: how seriously are Angelenos taking Pratt's ca…
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