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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Dani Anguiano

Spencer Pratt was a noughties reality TV villain. Can he convince Los Angeles to make him mayor?

A man in a suit in a TV studio
Spencer Pratt on Fox & Friends on 28 January 2026. Photograph: Roy Rochlin/Getty Images

Los Angeles is no stranger to drama. But the rapid ascension of a former reality TV bad boy turned political candidate taking on an incumbent mayor is a plot twist that has broken through far beyond the hills of Hollywood.

Spencer Pratt, best known for his role on the 2006 reality TV hit The Hills, is seeking to tap into the deep frustration of many Angelenos over a searing cost-of-living crisis and the slow pace of recovery following last year’s deadly wildfires.

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