Spencer Pratt announces Los Angeles mayor run on Palisades Fire anniversary
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Spencer Pratt announced that he plans to run for mayor of Los Angeles on the one-year anniversary of the start of the Palisades Fire.
Pratt, whose house burned down in fires last year, announced the announcement with the slogan “They Let Us Burn It!” He did it during the event. A protest was held Wednesday near the ruins of his home in Pacific Palisades.
“On January 7, 2025, [his wife] Heidi [Montag] And I lost our house. We lost every material possession we had. Pratt gave an emotional speech to the crowd on Wednesday, calling it “the worst day of my life.”
The 42-year-old actor stated that he grew up in Palisades, “Thinking that my two sons would grow up here, just like me, with the same sense of hometown. Then the future I dreamed of burned to ashes before my eyes.”
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Spencer Pratt announced that he plans to run for mayor of Los Angeles on the one-year anniversary of the start of the Palisades Fire. (Spencer Pratt/Instagram; MEGA/GC Images)
Pratt, a frequent critic of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and Gov. Gavin Newsom, said the most “heartbreaking” part of the past year was “the realization that this was all preventable.”
The former “The Hills” reality star accused the state of allowing “shrubs to grow wild” in Topanga State Park for 50 years without wildfire maintenance, creating a “hostile” insurance environment that forced carriers to abandon them before the fires.
“I realized that the city I love was being torn down by people who didn’t have the courage to truly lead,” he said. “Business as usual is a death sentence for Los Angeles, and I’m tired of waiting for someone to actually take action. That’s why I’m running for mayor. Let me be clear, this isn’t just a campaign. It’s a mission.”
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After making his announcement, Pratt posted a photo of himself with signed paperwork to run for mayor and wrote: “Yes, it’s official. Papers filed and campaign open: mayorpratt.com.”
Since losing his home, Pratt has been accusing city and state leaders on social media of mismanagement, corruption and “criminal negligence” in their response to the fires.
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Former reality television star Spencer Pratt, who lost his home in the Palisades fire, has been an outspoken critic of California leaders’ handling of wildfire recovery efforts. (MEGA/GC Images)
In January 2025, Pratt and Montag filed a lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles and the Department of Water and Power over the demolition of their home.
“Hills” alumni, along with 20 other property owners, filed a lawsuit on Jan. 21, 2025, blaming the city and the utility company for the damage.
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Republicans also launched a congressional investigation into the fire response.
“People ask, ‘What do you think about Republican senators opening a congressional investigation into Palisades?’ “I’m happy that everyone is investigating why these people who paid nearly $700 million in taxes to these people who are working are not being questioned in front of every judge, jury, investigator, police officer, sheriff, detective,” Pratt said last year.
Spencer Pratt examines his burning house (Spencer Pratt’s Instagram)
He was also joined in Palisades by U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Kelly Loeffler, who toured the damage while rebuilding permits were delayed.
Fox News Digital has reached out to Pratt, Newsom and Bass for comment.
“It’s no surprise that a reality TV ‘villain’ who once staged a fake divorce to boost ratings and spent last summer spreading post-fire misinformation and disinformation to boost his social media following has now announced he’s running for mayor ahead of the upcoming release of his book,” Bass’ campaign strategist Douglas Herman told Fox News Digital.
A spokesperson from Newsom’s office told Fox News Digital, in part: “Topanga State Park is within the LA city limits. By law, fire response is the responsibility of the Los Angeles City Fire Department (LAFD), not the state. Parks is not a firefighting agency and does not direct fire response.”
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The governor’s office said: “Regarding the origin of the fire, the U.S. Department of Justice determined that the fire was intentionally set by an out-of-state arsonist who was arrested in Florida. The Governor expects the suspect to be held fully accountable under the law.”
“Governor Newsom is focused on stabilizing and modernizing California’s home insurance market, especially as climate change further increases wildfire risk,” the spokesperson continued, adding that California insurance rates “remain below the national average and significantly lower than some other states.”
