Tracy Tutor Latest Donor to Spencer Pratt’s Mayoral Campaign

Add Compass agent Tracy Tutor to a growing list of high-profile real estate names backing Los Angeles mayoral hopeful Spencer Pratt.

Tutor donated $1,000 to the former reality TV star’s campaign this week, according to a filing with the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission as early voting heats up ahead of the June 2 Primary election.

“Spencer Pratt is saying things that many Angelenos have been thinking for years but won’t say out loud. Love him or hate him, he isn’t manufactured,” Tutor said in a statement to The Real Deal. “In a city full of rehearsed talking points, that’s worth something.”

That batch of reported contributions also included actress and filmmaker Justine Bateman, along with Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss. The Winklevoss twins are known for their settlement with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and later went on to found Winklevoss Capital Management.

Based on a review of federal and state election filings, Tutor also made a $250 donation to Kamala Harris’ 2019 presidential bid and doesn’t appear to have contributed to other local campaigns in the past.

The agent and “Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles” cast member is the latest major industry player to lend support to the Pacific Palisades resident’s bid to unseat incumbent Mayor Karen Bass.

Geoff Palmer, apartment developer and head of G.H. Palmer Associates, hosted a reception for Pratt at his Beverly Hills home late last month, according to a campaign communication filed with the city. There’s also Michael Meldman with Discovery Land Company who donated to Pratt’s campaign; however, a company spokesperson has disputed the city’s information and said the company’s founder did not contribute. Luxury retail broker Jay Luchs of Newmark is another supporter.

On the residential side, Westside Estate Agency co-founder and high-end agent Kurt Rappaport and Beverly Hills Estates’ Jacqueline Chernov are Pratt donors.

Between Jan. 1 and April 18 — the most recent campaign contribution reporting period for candidates — Pratt raised $538,478. That made Pratt second to Adam Miller, who raised $2.7 million in the same period mostly through loans the tech entrepreneur made to his own campaign.

In just the first few days of this week, Pratt reported to the city over $200,000 in contributions.

The newest batch of supporters coincides with Emerson College Polling’s latest survey results for the mayoral primary, which were released Wednesday. The poll of likely voters was done May 9-10 and showed Bass in the lead with 30 percent support. Pratt followed with 22 percent, while 4th District Council Member Nithya Raman was at 19 percent.

A mayoral forum hosted by the Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs and League of Women Voters of Greater Los Angeles that was originally scheduled for Wednesday was canceled after Bass and then Raman withdrew. Pratt was also invited to participate but had a scheduling conflict.