Spencer, 42, who rose to fame on The Hills and lives with wife Heidi, 39, and their two sons, launched his race after a Pacific Palisades wildfire destroyed the home they shared and his parents’ house. He announced his campaign at a Jan. 6 protest and accused local officials of gross negligence for how the fire was handled.
Pratt released a memoir in January called "The Guy You Loved to Hate: Confessions From a Reality TV Villain." He has a political science degree from USC and is a Republican, though city races are nonpartisan. Observers describe him as a long-shot candidate in heavily Democratic Los Angeles with no prior elected experience.