The Hills star Spencer Pratt announces he’s running for LA Mayor, so what are his policies?
He's on a 'mission to expose the system'
Spencer Pratt going from The Hills chaos to City Hall ambition was not on our 2026 bingo card, and yet, here we are.
On January 7, Spencer announced he’s running for mayor of Los Angeles at a “They Let Us Burn!” rally marking one year since the Palisades wildfire that destroyed his family’s home.
If you’re wondering whether this is a serious bid, a very Spencer publicity moment, or both… same.
But he’s filed paperwork, has a campaign site, and he’s framing this as a mission, not a storyline.
Spencer moved from reality TV into politics
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Spencer Pratt has always understood the power of a microphone, but the past year seems to have shifted him from a TV villain into an angry taxpayer with a cause.
He’s been loudly critical of LA and California leadership since the fire, and he’s taken his complaints beyond Instagram, including a trip to Capitol Hill with Republican lawmakers to push for a federal investigation into the wildfire response, per People.
And honestly? LA politics has always been a little Hollywood-coded. Even when the candidates aren’t celebrities, the endorsement culture is pure red-carpet energy.
The 2022 Bass vs Caruso race turned into a full-on celebrity split-screen, with famous names publicly picking sides and the whole thing feeling like awards season, but with more mailers, reported Deadline.
Plus, celebs flirting with politics isn’t new, it’s just that Spencer is doing it with a reality-TV self-awareness that’s… uniquely him.
Even now, his campaign vibe is more punchy branding than policy PDF. His website is pretty barebones, and it literally positions him as “Karen Bass’ Worst Nightmare.”
Exploring Spencer’s policies
So what would “Mayor Pratt” actually do? Right now, his platform is more theme than detailed blueprint, but there are clear signals.
Firstly, wildfire prevention and accountability.
Spencer’s origin story for this run is the Palisades fire, and he’s framing LA’s governance as “fundamentally broken,” promising to “expose the system” and bring transparency.
He’s specifically blamed state leadership for insufficient vegetation management and lack of prescribed burns in areas like Topanga State Park.
Spencer’s second policy? Insurance and rebuilding frustrations.
He’s argued that California created an insurance market so hostile that major carriers stopped writing policies and dropped people before the fire, a grievance that’s likely to resonate with homeowners still living in post-disaster limbo.
He’s also coming in hot, wanting to “expose the system.”
At the rally, Spencer framed his run as more than politics, saying, “This just isn’t a campaign, this is a mission,” adding that he plans to “expose the system” and go into “every dark corner of LA politics and disinfect the city with our light.”
It’s dramatic, emotional, and very Spencer, the kind of language that lands big in a crowd.
But while the promise to shine a light on corruption and accountability is clear, the how is still a little fuzzy. What that “disinfecting” actually looks like in practice, whether that’s audits, ethics reforms, or new oversight, hasn’t been fully spelt out yet.
Last, but not least, Spencer aims to work on housing.
According to reporting, Spencer has previously opposed denser housing proposals and has clashed with the city over development issues, which hints he may align with a “slow growth, protect neighbourhoods” approach rather than pro-density YIMBY policy, per AP News.
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