Reality check: Spencer Pratt officially jumps into the LA mayor’s race

Time for a reality check!

Former MTV reality star Spencer Pratt officially launched his mayoral run, filing a Declaration of Intention with the Los Angeles City Clerk Tuesday.

Pratt, decked out in full merch from his wife Heidi Montag’s collection, was all smiles as he threw his hat into the ring.

“We can’t do four more years of Karen Bass,” he told The California Post. “She should have resigned a long time ago.”

Pratt said the January 2025 Palisades Fire, in which his home was destroyed, really pushed him to get involved in politics.

“Palisades was the last place I could hide from what LA had has become under Karen Bass, so now
that I don’t even have that sanctuary to protect my eyeballs anymore I’m forced to see what Karen Bass has done to LA,” he said.

“I would love for my kids to be able to grow up in the LA I grew up here because I’m the most passionate about Los Angeles.”

Pratt was also asked about the potential of LA Board of Supervisors member Lindsey Horvath — who recently had beef with Bass — joining the race.

“I can’t wait for her to announce because I can’t wait for those two to argue about who’s worse at their job.
They’re both career politicians that have continued to fail taxpayers. I don’t want to be a politician. I want to be able to live in LA and my tax money going to basic things that we all want,” he told The Post.

A recent poll conducted by FM3 found that just 36% of people totally approved of Mayor Karen Bass’s job performance as mayor, while 61% disapproved.

Bass has taken heat for the slow rebuilding process after the Palisades Fire, and for being halfway across the world in Ghana on a Biden administration diplomatic trip when the deadly fires broke out.

In Pratt’ s memoir, “The Guy You Loved to Hate” he also blamed Gov. Gavin Newsom for the wildfires and dubbed him “Mr. Hair Gel” after the governor called him a “C-list reality star.”

Pratt and his wife, often referred to as “Speidi” in their reality show heyday, made the official announcement of Pratt’s mayoral ambitions on the one-year anniversary of the fires in front of a burnt-out building where The California Post was present.

The TV personality enters a robust field of candidates — nearly two dozen other opponents have filed paperwork to run for mayor in the 2026 election against Bass, including former LAUSD superintendent Austin Beutner and Democrat Socialist Rae Chen Huang.

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