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Jimmy Kimmel ridiculed Spencer Pratt's LA mayoral bid, saying the reality star lacks the experience to manage a $14 billion budget and is mainly chasing fame; Pratt has claimed Oscar winners secretly back him and even drew Donald Trump's praise, while he remains polling second in a crowded race against incumbent Karen Bass.
Drew Carey blasted Spencer Pratt on Threads, calling him a 'serial scammer' as Pratt pursues the Los Angeles mayor’s seat; Pratt fired back on X, alleging Carey is named in Jeffrey Epstein’s files, while Carey’s representatives did not comment. Pratt’s campaign emphasizes crisis leadership and homelessness, and he has drawn Republican support including Donald Trump, despite his sister Stephanie Pratt’s warnings against voting for him.
Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez critiques Spencer Pratt’s bid for mayor, arguing that outsider status and reality-TV fame don’t easily overcome LA’s real constraints—like broken sidewalks and limited funding—while warning that big promises require substantive policy understanding and the politics of city governance.
Spencer Pratt, the reality-TV figure, has surged as a frontrunner in Los Angeles’s mayoral primary, leveraging Hollywood donor backing, media-savvy campaigning, and a populist stance to challenge incumbents, with talk of a TV-style show following his bid.
Los Angeles mayoral hopeful Spencer Pratt positions himself as a nonpartisan community advocate, but The Hollywood Reporter reports that Republicans are guiding his campaign. His headquarters are run by a GOP-connected tax service linked to the wife of former congressman Brian Bilbray, his treasurer is Bilbray’s daughter, and fundraising work is handled by Pluvious Group, a firm with conservative clients. Pratt trails incumbent Karen Bass in polls while Raman challenges the progressive bloc; Pratt has not disclosed formal party backing and staff details remain unclear.
Spencer Pratt says he’ll relocate his family from Los Angeles if he loses the mayoral primary or general election, blaming the city’s homelessness and drug crisis; he also says he’d use funds from a lawsuit against the city’s water department to rebuild his home if he wins. Pratt is currently staying in a hotel, and polls show Bass leading while Pratt trails Raman in the June race.
Spencer Pratt defended featuring a trailer on his burned Pacific Palisades property in his campaign, saying the Airstream is a temporary facility and not a permanent home, and that security concerns led him to avoid staying there; he’s campaigning in the LA mayoral race with donors including Haim Saban and others, and an Emerson College poll shows Pratt in second at 22% behind Bass’s 30%.
Former Hills antagonist Spencer Pratt pivots to politics, launching a Los Angeles mayoral bid powered by viral, AI-generated campaign videos that portray him as a reformer ready to tackle homelessness and crime, challenging incumbent Democrat Karen Bass in a race that could go to a runoff despite LA’s Democratic tilt.
Spencer Pratt delivered a combative, policy-light performance in a Los Angeles mayoral debate that earned praise from Democratic strategists and appears to be moving polling in his direction, with some analysts saying he could clear the June primary. The UCLA poll still shows Bass in the lead and a large share of voters undecided, while Pratt’s viral messaging focuses on crime, homelessness and the cost of living. Experts caution it’s early and question whether his approach can translate into governance.
Stephanie Pratt slammed her brother Spencer Pratt’s Los Angeles mayoral bid in a series of tweets, calling it a “vote for stupidity,” and alleging past abuse and drug issues as reasons he should not be elected. The post comes as Spencer, who announced his 2026 candidacy earlier this year, faces scrutiny amid his memoir and public feuds, with the LA election set for June 2.
Nithya Raman, a Los Angeles City Council member and former ally of Mayor Karen Bass, announced a late bid to unseat Bass, sparking headlines and drawing comparisons to Zohran Mamdani as she builds a campaign on the fly. The move surprised Bass and many in City Hall, highlighting LA’s unusual pattern of incumbents facing councilmembers and testing Raman’s ability to translate her progressive record into a viable mayoral bid.
Reality-TV figure Spencer Pratt announces a bid to become Los Angeles mayor on the Palisades wildfire anniversary, while promoting his memoir that chronicles his reinventions and critiques of 2000s reality-TV culture.
Reality TV star Spencer Pratt has announced a campaign for Los Angeles mayor, motivated by his personal experience with the Palisades Fire that destroyed his home and his criticism of local leadership, marking a longshot bid in a crowded race.