Spencer Pratt credits his wife with helping him get on 'the Lord's path'

By Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter Monday, June 01, 2026

Spencer Pratt, leading candidate for mayor of Los Angeles, California, is crediting his wife with helping him get on “the Lord’s path” as he seeks to become the city's first Republican mayor in a quarter century.

During an interview with Fox News’ Kayleigh McEnany over the weekend, Pratt, a newcomer to politics best known for starring in the reality TV series “The Hills," spoke of how his wife has helped bring him closer to Jesus. 

“Thankfully, I married an angel who is very connected with Jesus and has brought me to the light,” he said. “I was always not so bright in the light on the Lord’s path here, and thankfully, my wife has always just been so connected with Jesus and God.”

Pratt noted that his wife, Heidi, frequently tells him, “Spencer, if this is God’s plan, then it will be, and if not, then it won’t.”

“It’s been very empowering to just pray and just be on this path and just say, ‘God, if you want me to save these animals, save these humans and protect my city, just keep putting me in a place where I can do that. And if it’s not God’s plan, it won’t happen,’ and I won’t have that pressure, that burden on my heart that I now feel because I am so close to being able to do it.”

“If that’s not the plan, I won’t be able to feel that anymore, so that will be a blessing also,” he added.

Going into California's gubernatorial debate last month, Pratt said he was "very nervous."

"I’ve never argued with two lying demons live on TV in a political setting," he said.

He detailed the prayer he offered before the debate: “God, if you want this for me, please just have me destroy them live on TV.”

“Obviously, I know what needs to be done, but if it was only to expose the lies and the corruption of our beautiful city, I would have been fine if that was God’s plan, but it seems like God has me going all the way in five days.”

Pratt’s interview with McEnany came just days before voters in the second-largest city in the United States and the largest city in California head to the polls to select which two mayoral candidates will advance to the general election this fall.

During Tuesday’s primary, all candidates will appear on the same ballot regardless of party affiliation, and Pratt is the only prominent Republican in the race.

Polls collected by RealClearPolitics show the mayoral race as a largely three-way contest among incumbent Mayor Karen Bass, a Democrat; fellow Democrat Nithya Raman; and Pratt.

Bass has led every poll conducted, receiving between 20% and 30% of the vote, while either Pratt or Raman has placed second.

The most recent poll, conducted by the Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies and the Los Angeles Times from May 19–24, shows Bass receiving 26% of the vote, compared with Raman’s 25% and Pratt’s 22%.

The survey, which sampled 1,351 likely voters and had a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points, also examined voter preferences in head-to-head matchups between the leading candidates should they advance to November’s general election.

The poll suggests Pratt faces an uphill battle in defeating either Democratic candidate in the overwhelmingly Democratic city.

A hypothetical general election matchup between Bass and Pratt shows Bass capturing 47% of the vote to Pratt’s 29%, while the poll shows Raman would defeat Pratt 45% to 28% in a one-on-one contest.

If both Bass and Raman advance to the general election, 32% of likely voters would support Raman, while 28% would back Bass.

Los Angeles has not had a Republican mayor in more than two decades. Richard Riordan, the city’s last Republican mayor, left office in 2001.