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Join HuffPost. Pratt said, “I have two awards from my community. President Obama actually didn’t even have awards when he was a community organizer. ”“He was able to become a senator and then a president for eight years,” he went on.
“So, I feel like him and I have the same experience. ”The candidate, who was a mainstay on the mid-2000s MTV reality series “The Hills,” got involved with community advocacy after his home was destroyed in fires that ravaged Los Angeles County’s Pacific Palisades and Malibu enclaves in 2025. Spencer Pratt explained why he thinks his path to politics is similar to that of former Pres. Barack Obama.
After his better-than-expected performance at the NBCLA's mayoral debate on Wednesday, Pratt raised some eyebrows by drawing parallels between him and Obama, who worked as a community organizer in Illinois before entering politics. Watch NBCLA's full interview with Pratt by tapping the link in bio. During an interview with CBS News the day prior, he said Obama “had no experience running the whole entire country, which is way bigger than LA.
” Obama’s path from community organizer to the White House was not as simple as Pratt’s comments made it seem. After helping set up job training and tutoring programs, as well as a tenants’ rights organization, while working on Chicago’s South Side from 1985 to 1988, Obama enrolled in Harvard Law School, where he also became the president of the prestigious Harvard Law Review.
He was elected to the Illinois Senate in 1996, a position he held until becoming a U.S. senator in 2005. During his first and only term in Congress, he clinched the Democratic presidential nomination and was elected the 44th president of the United States in 2008.
Before being elected as the 44th president of the United States in 2008, Barack Obama, here in New York City on April 18, was an Illinois state senator and went on to represent the state in the U.S. Senate. While speaking to NBC, Pratt also tried to distance himself from his television past, saying, “I’m no longer a reality star. It’s funny, I keep being called a reality star. I’m the only candidate living in reality, too.
”Pratt, a registered Republican, is one of 15 candidates competing in June’s mayoral primary alongside incumbent Karen Bass. Though his platform has been bolstered by strong name recognition and a savvy social media campaign, his party affiliation could be one of his biggest obstacles amid his bid to lead LA. The city has not elected a Republican mayor since 1997.during a debate last Wednesday, he told NBC, “I represent all of Los Angeles. I do not represent a party.
I don’t have a campaign manager. I don’t have campaign consultants. There’s no political party backing me. ”After Losing Home In Wildfire, Reality TV Personality Spencer Pratt Says He Will Run For LA MayorBy entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners. You are also agreeing to our
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