Mayor Cogswell
Mayors William S. Cogswell Jr. of Charleston and Will Haynie of Mount Pleasant issued a joint statement regarding the anticipated special session to redraw South Carolina’s congressional district lines:
“We believe in government that serves its people, not the other way around. That belief is why we have real concerns about what is being proposed in Columbia.
"Redrawing congressional maps on a compressed timeline is not the deliberate, principled process South Carolinians deserve.
"We encourage members of the General Assembly to slow down, ask hard questions and let principle guide them over politics.”