Reality TV star Spencer Pratt announces run for LA mayor

BBC News - WorldCenterEN 2 min read 100% complete January 8, 2026 at 02:00 AM

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Reality TV star Spencer Pratt, known for his appearances on "The Hills," has announced his candidacy for mayor of Los Angeles. The announcement was made at a rally commemorating the anniversary of the Palisades Fire, which destroyed his home a year prior. Pratt is running on a platform of exposing corruption within the city's political system. He has been critical of Mayor Karen Bass and Governor Gavin Newsom's handling of the wildfires that devastated the region last year. Pratt, a first-time candidate, faces an uphill battle in the non-partisan mayoral primary in June against Bass and over a dozen other candidates.

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Los Angeles

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