David Tobias Mandrella (born 12 April 2001 in Amberg) is a German politician from the Social Democratic Party (SPD). He has been a member of the German Bundestag since March 2026 .
Early life
Mandrella says he grew up in a working-class family as the child of Polish immigrants.[1] After graduating from the Gregor-Mendel-Gymnasium Amberg[2] he studied at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and works as a teacher. He is also active in the trade union movement and is a member of the IG Metall Jugend. Mandrella is Roman Catholic and lives in Kümmersbruck.
Political career
Mandrella is a member of the SPD. He was district chairman of the Young Socialists (Jusos) in the Upper Palatinate and previously belonged to the state executive committee of the Young Socialists in Bavaria, where he was responsible for education policy. He is a member of the state executive committee of the SPD Bavaria[3] and an assessor on the district executive committee of the SPD in the Upper Palatinate.[4]
In the 2025 German federal election, he ran in the Amberg constituency and was 15th on the Bavarian SPD state list. He received 10.9% of the first-preference votes, so he did not initially win a seat in the Bundestag.[5] His candidacy was supported by Brand New Bundestag.[6] Mandrella took his seat in the Bundestag on 30 March 2026, replacing the deceased Carsten Träger.[7]
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References
- ^ idowa, Straubing Germany. “Oberpfälzer David Mandrella nimmt Bundestagsmandat an”. Retrieved 2026-03-31.
- ^ “Kümmersbrucker David Mandrella rückt für die SPD in den Bundestag nach” (in German). Retrieved 2026-03-31.
- ^ “Köpfe – BayernSPD”. Retrieved 2026-03-23.
- ^ “Vorstand – SPD-Bezirk Oberpfalz”. Retrieved 2026-03-23.
- ^ “SPD schickt 23-Jährigen in den Bundestagswahlkampf für Amberg-Neumarkt”. OTV. 2024. Retrieved 2026-03-22.
- ^ “Unsere Kandidierenden – Brand New Bundestag” (in German). 2024-04-01. Retrieved 2026-03-31.
- ^ “Nach Tod von Carsten Träger: 24-jähriger Lehrer aus Bayern rückt für SPD im Bundestag nach”. tagesspiegel.de. 2026-03-31. Retrieved 2026-03-31.