A surprisingly competitive mayoral campaign from former reality television star Spencer Pratt has thrust some of Los Angeles’ economic anxieties into the national spotlight ahead of Tuesday’s nonpartisan primary election.

Spencer Pratt is polling around 22%, just behind Democratic Mayor Karen Bass, in the Los Angeles mayoral primary, raising the odds of a November runoff.

Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt talked about taxes, crime, and safety in an interview Thursday on CNBC’s Squawk on the Street.

The mayoral candidate is new to politics, but he’s been drawing people’s attention for years.