Los Angeles mayoral election: first round winner
13dHigh ImpactDonald Trump backed Spencer Pratt, who is at 21% in the Los Angeles mayoral election: first round winner.
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Spencer Pratt
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Donald Trump backed Spencer Pratt, who is at 21% in the Los Angeles mayoral election: first round winner.
Spencer Pratt
Los Angeles mayoral election: first round winner
$3.7M
JUN 14, 2026
General Election
Voters choose the office holder.
Overview
Current roleReality television personality
Political ideologyConservative Republican
Age42 years old (Aug 14, 1983)
GenderMale
LocationCalifornia
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BackgroundReality television personality
EducationCrossroads School (Santa Monica)
Notable personal detailsSpencer William Pratt is an American reality television personality and social media influencer who became known for appearing on MTV’s "The Hills." He earned an undergraduate degree in political science from the University of Southern California (completed in 2013). In 2026, he became a candidate in the nonpartisan Los Angeles mayoral election, running as a registered Republican, and was listed by the Los Angeles City Clerk as a certified candidate for Mayor on the June 2, 2026 primary ballot.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
The candidate emphasizes fiscal restraint, government accountability, and cutting wasteful spending rather than expanding costly new programs. Policy priorities include performance audits, competitive bidding, cutting or terminating ineffective programs, regulatory relief and lower burdens for small businesses, and audits of utilities and pandemic/ disaster spending; no explicit proposals to raise taxes or expand progressive taxation are stated. The campaign frames taxpayer protection and limiting rate or fee increases unless tied to demonstrated efficiency.
Healthcare
The candidate opposes expanding government programs and emphasizes a treatment-first, performance-based approach to homelessness and related mental health and addiction services, prioritizing accountability and contracting for outcomes rather than expanding city-run programs.
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Immigration & Border
The candidate supports active cooperation with federal immigration enforcement (ICE) and opposes Los Angeles’s sanctuary city approach, emphasizing removal of individuals he calls threats to public safety. His public statements and past activism have advocated for sealing the U.S.–Mexico border and stronger enforcement measures.
Climate & Energy
Emphasizes utility accountability, grid resilience, and infrastructure hardening while prioritizing ratepayer protection and streamlined, market-oriented responses to disasters and rebuilding; does not endorse aggressive emissions targets or Green New Deal–style policies in available campaign materials. Policy messaging focuses on auditing LADWP, preventing wasteful spending, and tying any rate increases to demonstrated efficiency and service improvements. Emergency preparedness and faster permitting for rebuilding are framed as priorities over expanding new costly programs.
Public Safety & Guns
The candidate emphasizes restoring public safety by prioritizing frontline policing over defund-style approaches, recruiting and retaining officers, and holding repeat offenders accountable while supporting prosecution of retail theft and organized criminal activity. The campaign rejects defunding police and calls for stronger enforcement and accountability for law enforcement leadership. Public safety messaging frames cooperation with federal authorities and tough enforcement of violent crime as central priorities.
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News
AINews Summary
Last updatedMar 14, 2026
Spencer Pratt has announced he is running for Los Angeles mayor in 2026, casting himself as a populist outsider and criticizing local leaders over their handling of the 2025 California wildfires. He and Heidi Montag say they are still without a permanent home after losing their property in the fires and are struggling financially to rebuild. His campaign has also drawn sharp backlash from his sister Stephanie Pratt, who called his run a “vote for stupidity” and aired allegations about him. Rick Caruso’s decision not to run has left Pratt among the names mentioned in an unsettled mayoral field.
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Articles
NYNew York Post3 months ago
Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag are still 'displaced' after Palisades Fire
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THThe Hollywood Reporter4 months ago
Spencer Pratt Sister Stephanie Slams His L.A. Mayoral Campaign
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TMThe Mercury News4 months ago
Reality TV star Spencer Pratt officially enters Los Angeles mayoral race
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NYNew York Daily News4 months ago
Reality TV star Spencer Pratt enters Los Angeles mayoral race
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