Overview
- Pratt filed a Declaration of Intention with the Los Angeles City Clerk on Feb. 3, formalizing his candidacy ahead of the June 2 primary.
- The former reality TV personality is running as an outsider focused on accountability after criticizing Mayor Karen Bass over the 2025 wildfire response.
- He lists wildfire readiness and homelessness as priorities while also invoking crime and corruption as campaign themes.
- Pratt proposes bringing in the IRS to audit City Hall, a move a Loyola Marymount University analyst says the agency lacks the authority or expertise to conduct.
- Analysts say his entry could reshape the field by drawing conservative and Pacific Palisades voters, as established contenders like Austin Beutner and Rae Chen Huang also vie for support.