He was the man millions loved to hate on MTV'sThe Hills, famous for spinning tabloid drama, fueling explosive rumours, and playing the ultimate reality TV villain.
Now,Spencer Prattis eyeing a brand-new role: mayor of America's second-largest city, Los Angeles. What started as a head-turning announcement in January has morphed into a full-blown political earthquake.
The 42-year-old former publicist andCelebrity Big Brothercontestant has steadily climbed the polls, transforming himself from a political outsider into a dead-serious contender who is currently threatening to topple the city's political establishment.
Angelenos will cast their votes in the primary election to determine Los Angeles' next mayor on Tuesday.Voters will have 14 candidates to choose from in a race that includes incumbent Mayor Karen Bass and reality TV personality Spencer Pratt.Read more:https://t.co/o9rsAwynYF
With the non-partisan primary election arriving on Tuesday, a bombshell UC Berkeley-LA Times poll released Thursday confirms that Pratt is locked in a razor-thin, three-way dead heat.
Incumbent Mayor Karen Bass is clinging to a narrow lead with 26% support among likely voters. Progressive City Council member Nithya Raman is hot on her heels at 25%. Right behind them?Spencer Prattat 22%.
Under LA's election rules, if any candidate captures 50% or more of the vote on Tuesday, they win the mayor's seat outright. If no one hits that magic threshold, the top two candidates will advance to a high-stakes, head-to-head general election showdown in November.
The LA mayoral race just got a lot more interesting.New data shows Spencer Pratt surging late and closing in on Karen Bass as voters head to the polls. Could Los Angeles be on the verge of a political shocker?Photo via Reuterspic.twitter.com/X04Q2LfHTX
Whether that high-profile nod will help or harm Pratt remains a massive question mark. Los Angeles County is a deep-blue stronghold where nearly 65% of voters backed Democratic opponent Kamala Harris in the last presidential election. Because of this, Pratt has actively tried to distance himself from national partisan politics, focusing his message entirely on local fury.
For Pratt, the political is deeply personal. His run for office comes just one year after he lost his own home in the devastating 2025 Los Angeles wildfires—some of the deadliest and most destructive blazes in the city's history.
Source: International Business Times UK
