Spencer Pratt outperforms opponent in key metric –

Spencer Prat, best recognized for his position on The Hills, has reportedly taken an early lead over Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass in one key space of the upcoming mayoral race: fundraising.

Pratt, 45, has raised practically $540,000 since asserting his candidacy for LA mayor in January. That whole locations the Hollywood actor ahead of Bass, 72, who has raised just under $495,000 in the same interval.

Among his supporters are Doug Reinhardt, also recognized for The Hills and former companion of Lauren Conrad, producer Jeff Jenkins, recognized for work on Keeping Up with the Kardashians and The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, and singer and actress Katharine McPhee.

Pratt’s entry into the race has been formed in half by his criticism of how metropolis and state management dealt with the aftermath of the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires. He has been overtly vital of Bass and California Governor Gavin Newsom, notably in relation to emergency response and accountability following the catastrophe.

He has also accused Bass of mishandling official documentation related to the disaster, stating that an action report surrounding the fires was “altered” to “take away her negligence from it.” Bass denied the accusation.

Pratt has positioned his campaign round issues about public security and metropolis administration. While he has acknowledged that he didn’t initially intend to run for workplace, he has described the resolution as vital given his perspective on current management.

Spencer said he feels he has “no choice” seeing how the metropolis is being run.

He has also outlined private motivations behind his campaign, including a want for stability for his household.

Pratt said he hopes to “make the city safe again,” and needs to see his kids develop up in Los Angeles, the same method he did.

Bass, a longtime political determine and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives, has not publicly responded in element to Pratt’s fundraising claims past her earlier denial relating to his accusations about the wildfire report.