He began the year by publishing a memoir entitled, The Guy You Loved to Hate: Confessions from a Reality TV Villain. So it seemed something of an odd choice when self-confessed hate figure Spencer Pratt decided to enter the realm of politics, a world where charm is often more influential than policy. Yet never one to let doubt stop him, reality star Spencer gallantly put himself up for the challenge when he announced his intent to run for mayor of Los Angeles as a member of the Republican party. Not only lacking any political experience, Spencer was also running in a city that hasn't had a Republican mayor since 1997, so the odds were stacked.Yet there was a personal tale at the heart of his campaign, with Spencer inspired to run after his house was one of thousands destroyed in the Palisades Fire last year.He's also no stranger to defying the odds as an underdog, having carved out a two-decade career in the public eye despite first appearing on screen in the short-lived and critically-panned reality series, The Princes Of Malibu. The rise and fall of Spencer Pratt as TV bad boy-turned-aspiring politician crashes out of LA mayor race (pictured with wife Heidi Montag in 2008 at the height of their fame on The Hills)