For his first interview as a candidate for S.C. House District 111, Will Freeman chooses to meet in a quiet upstairs alcove at the Stern Center, the College of Charleston’s student union. He arrives sharply dressed in a navy blazer and khakis, takes a seat, and readily rattles off a list of reasons why he wants to become a legislator. “Basically because the guy who currently holds the position is not doing his job,” he says, for starters. In a booth maybe 20 feet away, two of his peers are hunched over a binder full of notes studying.
