{"id":1902700,"date":"2026-04-25T15:49:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T12:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1902700"},"modified":"2026-04-25T15:49:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T12:49:24","slug":"spencer-pratt-reportedly-raised-more-money-for-l-a-mayoral-race-than-karen-bass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1902700","title":{"rendered":"Spencer Pratt Reportedly Raised More Money for L.A. Mayoral Race Than Karen Bass"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/f4\/16by9\/2026\/04\/25\/f45121961e5a485b8eec833967d46434_xl.png&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Spencer Pratt Reportedly Raised More Money for L.A. Mayoral Race Than Karen Bass<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Spencer Pratt<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Mayoral Race Fundraising Cash Balloons Over Karen Bass<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-preferred-source.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-04-25T08:49:24-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              April 25, 2026<br \/>\n                            8:49 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-ee33b5ec51c58c0edb6d84941a92aeab\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260425_f45121961e5a485b8eec833967d46434\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:4c49b743-81f3-462a-abbd-045eb1b3056e\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/f4\/4by3\/2026\/04\/25\/f45121961e5a485b8eec833967d46434_md.png\" alt=\"spencer pratt karen bass main getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-2b7242f584d12cfb4f70fbaefb1dfc14\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>&#8220;The Hills&#8221; alum <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/spencer-pratt\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Spencer Pratt<\/strong><\/a> reportedly has stacks on stacks of cash compared to Los Angeles Mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/karen-bass\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Karen Bass<\/strong><\/a> in their respective campaign fundraising for the upcoming mayoral race.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-9b95bbd6d082c85b1f599080af9d9cda\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Spencer has raised nearly $540,000 for his mayoral campaign since announcing his candidacy in January, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2026-04-24\/pratt-raman-lead-bass-in-latest-fundraising-for-la-mayoral-race\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Los Angeles Times<\/strong><\/a> reports. Meanwhile, Bass hasn&#8217;t even hit the $500K mark, with her tally coming in at just under $495,000.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-7effda3c4f5e6c93fe17fc63e5cb9323\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260205_9eab9bec71014e8bb9020bb390e00925\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:4c49b743-81f3-462a-abbd-045eb1b3056e\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/9e\/4by3\/2026\/02\/05\/9eab9bec71014e8bb9020bb390e00925_md.png\" alt=\"spencer pratt sub getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-288cb8dd384226a498f3746784032f37\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Spencer&#8217;s got some serious heavy hitters in Hollywood behind him, including &#8220;The Hills&#8221; alum and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/lauren-conrad\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Lauren Conrad<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s ex <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/doug-reinhardt\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Doug Reinhardt<\/strong><\/a> and &#8220;Keeping Up with the Kardashians&#8221; and &#8220;The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives&#8221; producer <strong>Jeff Jenkins<\/strong> &#8230; plus <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/katharine-mcphee\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Katharine McPhee<\/strong><\/a> and more, per <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/the-hills-alum-spencer-pratt-has-raised-more-money-in-la-mayoral-race-than-incumbent-karen-bass-11958718?taid=69ec23e3e23f1b000178d14e&amp;utm_campaign=peoplemagazine&amp;utm_content=new&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>People<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-f18521e8fb74497c0595164ac1d48ee7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"gallery-block\"><a id=\"gallery-link-ed056764-60e5-44c5-aba4-0d64f419cb32\" class=\"media-link gallery-block__link js-track-link js-click-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/photos\/2025\/01\/08\/pacific-palisades-fire-in-malibu\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:gallery:ed056764-60e5-44c5-aba4-0d64f419cb32\" data-context='{\"name\":\"gallery-block\",\"section\":\"permalink\"}' data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:4c49b743-81f3-462a-abbd-045eb1b3056e\" data-gallery-layout=\"carousel\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/bd\/4by3\/2025\/01\/08\/bd932d909118420abae3708aaccd3d99_md.jpg\" alt=\"Pacific Palisades Fire In Malibu\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid gallery-block__img-fluid img-aspect-4by3\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-icon--overlay gallery-block__media-icon--overlay\"><span class=\"media-icon-label gallery-block__media-icon-label\">Launch Gallery<\/span><\/div>\n<footer class=\"media-footer gallery-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text gallery-block__media-launch-text\">Pacific Palisades Fire<\/span><span class=\"media-cta gallery-block__media-cta\"><br \/>\n              Launch Gallery<br \/>\n              <\/span><\/footer>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit gallery-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-d21c28961347867acf9fcecf316024a3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>The reality star-turned-political candidate was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/01\/06\/spencer-pratt-escalates-newsom-wildfire-fight\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>heavily critical<\/strong><\/a> of Bass and California Governor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/gavin-newsom\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Gavin Newsom<\/strong><\/a> over how they handled the devastation of the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires &#8230; and has even accused Bass of having an action report surrounding the fires &#8220;altered&#8221; to &#8220;take away her negligence from it.&#8221; She has denied his accusations.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-f097f95f8ea0af836b574a56310a72a7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Spencer said he never planned on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/01\/07\/spencer-pratt-running-los-angeles-mayor\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>running for mayor<\/strong><\/a>, but said he feels he has &#8220;no choice&#8221; seeing how his city is being run. 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Mayoral Race Than Karen Bass Spencer PrattMayoral Race Fundraising Cash Balloons Over Karen Bass By TMZ Staff Published April 25, 2026 8:49 AM PDT Getty &#8220;The Hills&#8221; alum Spencer Pratt reportedly has stacks on stacks of cash compared to Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,77],"class_list":["post-1902700","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-tmz-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1902700","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1902700"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1902700\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1902700"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1902700"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1902700"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}