California gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton has teased a role for Spencer Pratt following the reality star’s failed bid to become Los Angeles mayor.
“I would be honored to have him in any kind of role,” Hilton, 56, revealed during a Thursday, June 11, appearance on Fox News.
The two candidates were on the same California ballot in two separate primary races on June 2 — and both were endorsed by President Donald Trump.
In the gubernatorial primary, King advanced to face Democratic candidate Xavier Becerra in a November runoff election.
California’s election laws require that a runoff election occurs unless any candidate receives more than 50 percent in the primary. In the mayoral race, incumbent Karen Bass failed to meet the threshold to win outright but led the race with 34.30 percent.
With Bass, 72, advancing to the November runoff, all eyes turned to who would finish in second place. Despite a strong early showing for Pratt, 42, he quickly fell behind L.A. City Councilmember Nithya Raman as mail-in ballots were counted.
On Monday, June 8, multiple media organizations officially called the race for second place for Raman, 44. (Per L.A. Vote, Raman finished with 29 percent while Pratt trailed in third with 25.52 percent.)
During his appearance on Fox News, Hilton suggested that Pratt could be useful in a role focused on recovery from the 2025 Palisades Fire. (Pratt made the loss of his and wife Heidi Montag’s home in the fire a rallying cry for his mayoral campaign.)
Spencer Pratt in May 2026. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images
“[I think he could be] particularly focused on the areas he spent so much time looking into and developing positive plans for,” Hilton suggested. “I don’t know where he’s at. I haven’t spoken to him since the election result but of course he made a huge impact.”
Hilton added, “[Pratt] gave hope in Los Angeles and I actually think it’s a travesty that we have this top two system, which meant that in L.A., there’s not the same chance for change as we are now going to have statewide.”
Pratt has been uncharacteristically quiet since he was officially ruled out of the mayoral runoff earlier this week. While his campaign gained a foothold with provocative memes and combative statements, Pratt initially tried to calm anger among his supporters when he fell behind Raman in vote totals.
“Folks, we’re dealing with a fraction of a percentage point difference; there are still hundreds of thousands of votes outstanding, and LA officials have given us the next 3 weeks to count! Let’s git-r-dun,” he tweeted on June 8.
Jenna Bush Hager couldn’t help but ask Lauren Conrad, Stephen Colletti and Kristin Cavallari their thoughts on Spencer Pratt running to become the mayor of Los Angeles. While Conrad and Colletti, both 40, dodged the question by explaining that they live in Orange County and aren’t eligible to vote in L.A., Cavallari, 39, offered an […]
The former Hills star later posted a cryptic photo of a sitting duck on Tuesday, June 9. His only other statement came after late-night host Jimmy Kimmel offered to buy him a U-haul since Pratt previously threatened to move out of Los Angeles if he lost the race.
On Wednesday, June 10, Pratt shared footage of the wreckage of his burned home, along with clapping back, “Jimmy Kimmel i guess you missed the part of the story i don’t need a U-Haul…I have nothing left to pack.”
