Short answer: Yes. Spencer Pratt, the reality TV personality best known from MTV's "The Hills" who ran for Los Angeles mayor in 2026, has repeatedly and publicly identified as pro-Israel and as a defender of the Jewish community, making it a stated plank of his mayoral campaign. (As of August 2026.)
What Spencer Pratt has actually said and done
January 7, 2026: Pratt announced his campaign for Los Angeles mayor, running as a Republican challenger to incumbent Karen Bass. The run grew out of the Palisades Fire recovery after he lost his own home in the January 2025 wildfires, according to AOL/AP.
May 12, 2026: In leaked private messages reported by Fox News, Pratt wrote that antisemitism is "a legitimate mind virus and a sign of a decaying society" and vowed that as mayor he would have "ZERO tolerance" for it, pledging LAPD patrols around synagogues and Chabad centers.
May 28, 2026: In a CNBC interview, Pratt told anchor Sara Eisen he would protect Jewish residents, saying "I want Jewish moms to feel safe when their kids go to temple or they go to class at UCLA." He also said he had been threatened by people he called "Nazi, crazy psychopaths" over his stance, according to The Jewish Chronicle.
June 2, 2026: Pratt finished third in the Los Angeles mayoral primary behind incumbent Karen Bass and City Councilmember Nithya Raman. He did not advance to the general election, per the Jerusalem Post. Jewish Insider reported that his campaign drew Jewish-community support and backing from pro-Israel megadonor Haim Saban.
Days later: Pratt conceded the race after disputing the vote count for several days as Raman's total overtook his, according to Variety.
The context behind the campaign
Spencer Pratt (born August 14, 1983) rose to fame on MTV's "The Hills" in 2007 and later appeared on "Celebrity Big Brother" and "I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!" alongside his wife Heidi Montag. In January 2026, after his Pacific Palisades home was destroyed in the January 2025 wildfires, he entered the Los Angeles mayoral race as a Republican challenger to Mayor Karen Bass.
Opposing antisemitism and voicing support for the Jewish community became a recurring, public element of that campaign. He told CNBC that "all of my best friends since kindergarten are Jewish," spoke directly to a Sephardic synagogue congregation, and in leaked private messages promised tougher city responses to antisemitic incidents, including added police patrols near synagogues and Chabad centers. Jewish Insider and the Jerusalem Post both reported that this positioning helped him draw crossover support from Jewish voters and donors, including pro-Israel philanthropist Haim Saban, even though he ran as a Republican in a heavily Democratic city.
He finished third in the June 2, 2026 primary and did not advance to the general election, later conceding to Nithya Raman and Karen Bass.
The bottom line
Spencer Pratt supports Israel. Since entering the 2026 Los Angeles mayoral race, he has made pro-Israel and anti-antisemitism statements a visible part of his public identity, and drawn Jewish-community and pro-Israel donor support, all reported by multiple reputable outlets.
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Last updated August 2026. We update these profiles as the record changes.
