North Mandela

Official Presidential Portrait of Mr. Mandela, Circa 2029

North Mandela is an American politician who served as the 47th President of the United States, from 2029 to 2033, and 2037 to 2041, respectively. He was the 72nd Secretary of State under President Starkin, and served in that position from 2020 to 2025. He also served as the 52nd Vice President of the United States under President Levi Starkin. In 2049, He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Ron Swanson "for his service as President of the United States."

## Early Life

North Mandela was born in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, in 1984. Growing up he always had an interest in medicine and politics. His parents were both south-asain Immigrants, and they pushed Mandela to do well in school.

After Mandela graduated from high school he went on to study medicine and the research process. He wanted to pursue a Masters in public health, as well as a PhD on economically ethical hospitals, but due to a lack of nearby programs he was unable to do either. Even still, he studied those topics on his own time and even prepared to complete his PhD in Denmark, though that never came to fruition.

Mandela went to the University of Pennsylvania to get his PhD to become a medical researcher, and then Georgetown University to get his MPA. While he has a PhD, he chose that option over the traditional route in order to save time, and therefore doesn’t prefer to be referred to as “Dr.” Even though he never majored in any international relations courses, he says his MPA proved invaluable in his time as Secretary of State. The world of academia holds a very close space to his heart due to his time in the field of medicine, but he clearly prefers politics more. Even though it never came to be, he still did extensive research on his PhD topic for economically ethical hospitals, and hopes one day he can use that knowledge in public office.

## Career

With a background in medicine and public administration North decided to run for office in the House of Representatives. Even though he barely campaigned, and had no connections, he still won. This was a lucky accident however, as Mandela proved to be an incredibly active politician.

#### First Bill

He first became well known by his peers on Capitol Hill with his Prison Reform Bill (PRB), after the heated debate on the Death Penalty Abolishment Act (DPPA). Then Chief of Staff Adlai Stevenson had asked Mandela to put the DPPA in the House, and after it was struck down Mandela heavily remodeled it based on bipartisan feedback, and turned that into the PRB. The PRB cleared the House instantly, but it died in the highly partisan Senate. It would be another four years and two amendments before the PRB finally passed.

#### Other Actions in the House

This was just the beginning for Mandela though, and he finally rose to national fame following the Covid Response Act (CRA), and helped write the Police Funding Bill (PFB). The former bill helped bring about the Covid Vaccine, and the latter ended the BLM riots in a peaceful manner while breaking ground on America’s controversial policing issue. The main reason why this made Mandela so famous is because of President Starkin’s plea to Congress to take action upon Covid. Naturally, whoever did something first would gain national recognition. However, North was still not happy, as the Senate was facing extreme inaction at the time. In fact, the Senate failed to meet that entire year. In the first HRes in Congress memory, Mandela wrote a House Resolution to demand action from the Senate. While it’s debated how much it worked, after a little longer the Senate convened and set about upon their Docket. North also was the House Minority Leader for each term he served in the House. Mr. Mandela also briefly ran for Governor but dropped out of the race to preserve his party's minority number once future Senator Adams joined the race.

## Time as Cabinet Member

At the same time Mandela was going after the Senate for inaction, he actually needed their approval. President Starkin was kind enough to request North to serve as his Secretary of Education (SoE). However, in an openly partisan move, the Senate struck Mandela down, though no sides were angry as they all understood where the decision was coming from. Mandela to this day is content with the decision on his nomination, as he feels that even if he was denied the role, no one denied his credibility or skill. However, this was not the end of his time in the Cabinet, as President Starkin then requested Mandela to sign on as his Chief of Staff. After some discussion the President reconsidered and instead asked North to serve as his Secretary of State (SoS).

#### Secretary of State

The Senate approved Mandela for SoS as it was a less controversial position than SoE, and he got to work immediately thereafter. His first action was to financially blacklist all countries violating religious freedoms and human rights, and the revenue generated to be sent to helping the oppressed. That order stands to this day. He then went on to establish an exemplary record, from creating an economic-military alliance in the east similar to NATO, (the PAA) to cracking open negotiations between Israel and Palestine. He also made India a stronger US ally, and even got them to not vote with BRICS at the UNGA. Additionally, he made progress in pushing Pakistan out of Chinese hands, though he wishes he had more time to make more progress.

His most famous actions (besides the PAA), however, came in the UNGA. Three international pieces of legislation came from his office: the WHA (World Health Agreement), HUMAN (Humanitarian Urgent Monetary Assistance Negotiation), and the PAA (not to be confused with the Pacific Alliance Agreement, this is the Paris Accords Amendment). Mandela to this day cannot say which was the greatest achievement.

The WHA solved the crippling issue of WHO funding and public health, as well as setting pandemic protocol and focusing on the One Health medical approach. Experts have deemed that issue as one of the most underlooked crises in the modern era, and Mandela is proud to have offered a solution.

The PAA (Climate one) amended the Paris Agreement so the world would be better on track to limit carbon emissions and meet the SDG’s agreed upon by the entire world. Just like the other two agreements this one also provides a way to address the issue of the UNSC.

Finally, HUMAN fixes the ancient problem of the UN’s funding. This problem has been something experts have been muttering about for decades, but North finally fixed it. He could not be more proud. To this day Mandela recalls his time as SoS as “the most fun career job of my life”, but it was not meant to last.

#### Deputy Chair of the DNC

After President Starkin was elected as Chair of the DNC for the term of 2020 (though this didn’t happen until 2022) he graciously asked North if he would be his Deputy Chair. North accepted, and was incredibly honored by the request. During his time as Deputy Chair he helped oversee meetings and propose the highly confidential DLC Committee. He has also done extensive work to field candidates in all states, and ensure as much of them win as possible. As of 2026 it is his second term under President Starkin as DNC Deputy Chair, and it’s a responsibility he takes very seriously.

## Senate

Mr. Mandela ran for Senate in 2024, while still SoS, and won. Even though by this point he was a fairly respected individual within his party, he refused to go after the Whip, Leader, and President Pro Tempore (PPT) positions. It was during this time he passed the PRB. He continued to bring his old energy and activity to the Senate, until the resignation of Winston Copeland from office. After this Mandela became Vice President of the United States under President Starkin.

## Vice President

As Vice President Mr. Mandela brought about major Senate reform. He created committees and hearings, and kept the Senate productive and active, though due to the businesses of his job he was sometimes late to Senate Sessions. One main thing he did as Vice President was reintroduce his CHANGE Bill, the biggest bill in Congress at the time, a bill he had been working on since his time around 5-6 years prior in the House. The CHANGE Bill was a constant source of conflict between Mr. Mandela and his Republican colleagues, but Mr. Mandela was always a staunch bipartisan, and a self-proclaimed ambitious moderate. To this day Mr. Mandela is working on limiting unnecessary government spending as Vice President, as well as meeting with important policy makers to get everything from healthcare reform to cheaper insurance passed.

## Presidency

### Announcing Presidential Candidacy

Mr. Mandela recently announced his candidacy for POTUS in an incredibly lengthy speech. His party seems to support him for the most part, and he is not unliked by his Republican counterparts.

He won the 2028 Democratic Nomination for the Presidency, by a very large margin, destroying opponent Damian Ramirez with a 73-point lead.

Time will tell how the rest of SotP North Mandela’s time in Washington goes.

### Presidential Medal of Freedom

Due to his role in creating the NATO like PAA in the east, President Starkin awarded Mr. Mandela the Presidential Medal of Freedom, one Mandela’s most prized awards.

### Values & Issues Close to Home

Mr. Mandela is very bipartisan, almost all of his bills are run by those with different ideologies than himself. He is also a self proclaimed, “ambitious moderate”, which he says means he’s a moderate who still gets things done. If you take North to be a moderate than this is definitely true; for better or for worse Mandela has gotten a lot done. Mandela cares deeply about climate change and healthcare, and has interests in the idea of policy based on happiness. Indexes that record happiness fascinate him, and he wouldn't be against the US basing more domestic programs on said indexes. He has grown to be more careful than he used to be with federal spending, but he thinks that some things need to be spent upon. The term he uses for himself is “SotP Mandela”, which stands for “Servant of the People Mandela”. While Mandela doesn't have a specific political ideology, this title bestowed upon him from President Starkin in their first meeting is the closest thing Mandela has to a political belief system. He has also been pro-action, and for making change, as well as what he calls, “serving the people”.

### First Term of Presidency

#### First 100 days

The first 100 days of the Mandela administration were focused on announcing different nominees for the cabinet, and to get them confirmed by the Senate. As the 100 days were marked President Mandela gave a short statement from the White House were he expressed his satisfaction with the work his administration had done in the past 100 days.

#### Legislation Passed

North Mandela's first term of his presidency is widely considered to be successful. Mandela passed the Homelessness Reduction Act, granting funding to assist homeless individuals. He also passed healthcare reform such as the Insulin Free Market Act, which reduced Insulin prices, as well as the Healthcare Package Act, an extensive package with the goal to improve healthcare nation-wide. One of Mandela's biggest successes was the closing of Guantanamo Bay, something he ambitiously pushed for in the years during and before his presidency.

### 2032 Presidential Election

In a mild upset, Mandela narrowly lost his presidential reelection campaign to Cornelius Papinski, the Republican nominee.

### 2036 Presidential Election

North Mandela won the 2036 Democratic Presidential Primaries by a wide margin, leading to a historical rematch against the unpopular President Papinski. In a stunning win, Mandela won the election with every electoral vote - the first and only time in United States electorate history. Mandela won the election campaigning on moving on from the controversial and inactive Papinski administration.

### Second Term of Presidency

Mandela's second presidential term is considered his most successful. His most notable achievements during this time was increasing farm subsidies with the Farmer-Aid Act, banning the use of assisted-suicide on veterans, and creating a sweeping trade alliance with countries in the Pacific Ocean, as well as ending the superbugs epidemic.

During his second term, Mandela also appointed Frederick Bastiat and Eric Adams to the Supreme Court, which were both uncontroversial appointments.

## Post Presidency

After his presidency, Mandela retired from politics and went back to New York to spend time with family. However, Mandela has maintained a political profile through public statements that lobby support or disapproval for political initiatives occurring in the United States and abroad.

The political initiatives Mandela is most vocal about is leftist initiatives, most notably the SUP party’s. Mandela has stated multiple times that he likes the “new, unpredictable nature of the left” but has often been critical of the SUP’s legislation, such as the unpassed Amendment 34, introduced during a constitutional convention called by SUP governors. The amendment would’ve led to collective ownership in multiple major US sectors.