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Spencer Pratt Brings Los Angeles’ Economic Anxieties Into Primetime
A new poll shows Mayor Bass has 26% support among likely voters, while Pratt raised $2.72 million in recent fundraising, according to campaign reports.
- Ahead of Tuesday's nonpartisan primary election, former reality television star Spencer Pratt has mounted a surprisingly competitive mayoral campaign against incumbent Mayor Karen Bass in Los Angeles.
- Citing frustration with slow rebuilding and city government failures, Pratt announced his candidacy on January 7, the one-year anniversary of the 2025 wildfires that destroyed his Pacific Palisades home.
- In the most recent reporting period , Pratt raised $2.72 million compared to $283,000 for Bass, drawing support from Los Angeles Lakers president Jeanie Buss and billionaire Dan Loeb.
- Pratt argues the city "doesn't have a homelessness problem," but a drug problem requiring mandatory treatment; Benjamin Henwood of the Center for Homelessness, Housing and Health Equity Research disputes this enforcement focus.
- A new poll from the Los Angeles Times and UC Berkeley shows Bass with 26% support among likely voters, leaving Pratt within striking distance as voters express anger over housing costs and slow fire recovery.
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Spencer Pratt brings Los Angeles’ economic anxieties into primetime
A surprisingly competitive mayoral campaign from former reality television star Spencer Pratt has thrust some of Los Angeles’ economic anxieties into the national spotlight ahead of Tuesday’s nonpartisan primary election.
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