Spencer Pratt Is Tearing Up Airwaves and Karen Bass a New One in Los Angeles Mayor Race
Spencer Pratt, a former reality TV star who lost his home in the 2025 Palisades fire, has emerged as a serious contender in the 2026 Los Angeles mayoral race, running on a platform critical of Mayor Karen Bass and the city's response to the wildfire. Despite registering as a Republican in a heavily Democratic city, Pratt has gained traction by leveraging social media and public frustration over government inaction. A recent UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs poll shows him in second place among fourteen candidates just four months after entering the race.
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Spencer Pratt Is Tearing Up Airwaves and Karen Bass a New One in Los Angeles Mayor Race Beege Welborn 8:40 PM | April 29, 2026 AP Photo/Ethan Swope There's nothing worse than a man on a mission, and nothing more intractable headed to his goal than that man when he knows he's right and has one helluva a score to settle. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_4"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_4"]]) }); That's the story of Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt right now.
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