Former reality television personality Spencer Pratt has officially declared his candidacy for mayor of Los Angeles, positioning himself as an outsider challenging the political establishment. The announcement came during a emotionally charged rally marking the one-year anniversary of the devastating Palisades Fire that consumed his family home.
Pratt, 42, addressed gathered residents at the ‘They Let Us Burn’ protest, delivering a scathing critique of current city leadership’s handling of the catastrophic wildfires that swept through Los Angeles in January 2025. The Pacific Palisades blaze, which ignited on January 7th, was followed hours later by the Eaton Fire on the city’s opposite side, collectively claiming 31 lives and destroying over 16,000 residential and commercial properties.
The celebrity-turned-candidate documented his formal campaign filing process through Instagram, though official registration remains pending. In his rally speech, Pratt characterized conventional politics as ‘a death sentence for Los Angeles’ and declared his intention to ‘expose the system’ by investigating ‘every dark corner of LA politics.’
Pratt and his wife, fellow reality star Heidi Montag, lost their Pacific Palisades residence in the inferno, an experience that transformed the television personality into a vocal critic of Mayor Karen Bass and California Governor Gavin Newsom’s disaster response efforts.
Despite his celebrity status from MTV’s ‘The Hills’ and subsequent reality appearances, Pratt enters the political arena as a first-time candidate facing significant challenges in June’s non-partisan primary. He joins a crowded field that includes incumbent Mayor Bass, who defeated real estate magnate Rick Caruso in 2022 and now seeks re-election alongside more than a dozen other contenders.