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Reality TV Star Spencer Pratt Announces Bid for L.A. MayorOn Wednesday, Spencer Pratt, star of the MTV reality show “The Hills,” announced that he would be challenging Mayor Karen Bass in the June election. Mr. Pratt became an outspoken critic of California’s liberal leaders after his home burned down in the Palisades fire last year.
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Business as usual is a death sentence for Los Angeles, and I’m done waiting for someone to take real action. [cheering] That’s why I am running or mayor. You know I’ve spent a lot of my life in the public eye, and I’ve seen the games people play. I know the scripts they follow and the masks they wear. But this past year has stripped all that away. I have looked at my kids and my wife. I’ve looked at my family and my neighbors, and I have realized that the city I love is being managed into the ground by people who don’t have the courage to actually lead.
On Wednesday, Spencer Pratt, star of the MTV reality show “The Hills,” announced that he would be challenging Mayor Karen Bass in the June election. Mr. Pratt became an outspoken critic of California’s liberal leaders after his home burned down in the Palisades fire last year.
By Jamie Leventhal
January 8, 2026