Spencer Pratt's Mom Has Something to Say About His Run for L.A. Mayor - and She Didn't Hold Back

Reality TV villain turned mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt is still in the running. Even though he didn't win Tuesday's race for the mayor of Los Angeles, he'll join incumbent Mayor Karen Bass in a November runoff. NBCLA 4'sRobert Kovacik caught up with The Hills alum's mother, Janet Pratt, on election night. And she had plenty to say about her son.

Even though he's not running a national campaign, Pratt's race for mayor has gone viral. What started as a small, almost grassroots effort to make a change in the city after losing his home in the Palisades fire, Spencer quickly took things to the next level and did something almost no one (except for his mom) expected. He became a serious candidate for mayor.

Like Spencer, his parents also lost their home in the LA fires. Pratt's mother told NBCLA, "It's been really hard. I'm still crying daily." She continued, sharing her thoughts on Spencer's decision to join the mayoral race: "I was hopeful that he would win, but the other half of the mom in me was hopeful that he wouldn't. I haven't said that to him."

Why wouldn't Spencer's mom want him to become the mayor of L.A.? She explained, "Because it's a four-year process term and he has two little boys and an amazing wife, and I just don't want anything to be taken away from them."

When asked if she thinks the former reality TV star with no political experience is a serious contender for the job, Pratt's mother fiercely defends her son, saying, "Well, look who had political experience and look what she didn't do. She allowed our town to burn down, both of our homes, all of our friends' homes, our neighbor's home."

Like most moms, Pratt (Janet, that is) is her son's number one cheerleader. When the conversation turned to whether she thinks he could manage a city as large as Los Angeles, she told Kovacik, "Absolutely. Yes, he has the drive and the brains to do it."

As of Thursday morning (June 4, 2026), the race is still undecided. While Pratt is projected to win the second slot and join Bass in a fall runoff, city council member Nithya Raman is still a contender.

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This story was originally published June 4, 2026 at 11:16 AM.