Spencer Pratt, a reality TV personality, filed to run for the mayor of Los Angeles Tuesday after declaring his candidacy last month on the one-year mark of the Palisades Fire.
Pratt, who lost his homes he shared with Heidi Montag, a fellow star from “The Hills,” in the Palisades Fire, has been calling for Mayor Karen Bass to resign over her handling of the 2025 wildfires.
Wearing a shirt dedicated to his wife’s 2010 pop album, Pratt filed the paperwork as a candidate for mayor in downtown LA and said his message to the voters is simple.
“It’s me or Karen Bass. We have no other choice,” Pratt said.
Pratt claimed LA City Hall doesn’t “have someone like (him)” to fight for accountability and try to expose corruption.
In addition to improving the city’s response to wildfires, the TV personality said homelessness is another priority.
“Everyone makes up different numbers, but let’s just throw billions. We spend billions of dollars to clean the streets up, and there’s more homeless now than there have ever been,” he said.
Pratt also pledged to bring in the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to audit the city government to “see all the corruption.”
While his comment shows Pratt’s lack of experience and understanding of how government works, Dr. Fernando Guerra of Loyola Marymount University said Pratt’s candidacy could shake up the race.
“Pratt’s entry into the race has the possibility of structuring what occurs not only in June, but possibly in November,” Guerra said, adding Pratt’s appeal to more conservative voters and those from the Pacific Palisades could lead to a runoff in the mayoral race.
Mayor Karen Bass’ office did not respond to NBC Los Angeles’ request for comment.
Austin Beutner, former superintendent of the LA Unified School District, also declared his candidacy in the LA mayoral race, slamming the Bass administration’s spending on homelessness.
Bass’ former rival, Rick Caruso, declined to enter the 2026 mayoral race, following “heartfelt conversations” with his family.