Reality TV star Spencer Pratt has come clean about his Republican registration as he pursues the Los Angeles mayor’s office, though he’s pushing back against the idea that party politics should play any role in the race.
Pratt, who registered Republican in 2020, said he has no plans to switch affiliations. But he’s quick to point out that Los Angeles’s mayoral election is nonpartisan, and he’s not campaigning as a Republican candidate.
“I’ll work with anyone who wants to help this city,” Pratt said.
Best known for his time on MTV’s The Hills, Pratt has emerged as a surprising contender in the 2026 race, centering his campaign on bread-and-butter urban issues: crime, homelessness, and public safety. He’s framed his message as distinctly local rather than ideological, arguing that Los Angeles needs someone focused on fixing streets and improving safety rather than another politician tied to failed leadership.
The unconventional candidacy has turned heads in a city where celebrity candidates are not unheard of, though Pratt’s track record in reality television is a far cry from traditional political experience.
Whether his pitch—that party registration is irrelevant to addressing concrete city problems—will resonate with Los Angeles voters remains to be seen. The mayor’s race is officially nonpartisan, meaning candidates don’t run under party banners, though their political affiliations often become campaign talking points anyway.
Pratt insists his priorities are purely practical. “This is about the city, not ideology,” he said, staking his campaign on the notion that Los Angeles needs solutions, not politics as usual.
