House freshmen were spending time Tuesday and Wednesday learning the basics of lawmaking. The class roster has a dozen newcomers, and they are:

_ Paul Agnew, D-Due West. An attorney, Agnew replaces retiring Rep. Harry Stille, R-Due West, in District 11.

_ Carl Anderson, D-Georgetown, The minister and insurance agent defeated Rep. Bubber Snow, R-Hemingway, in District 103.

_ Nathan Ballentine, R-Irmo. The vice president at Wachovia Mortgage Corp. defeated House Majority Leader Rick Quinn in the June GOP primary for District 71.

_ Joan Brady, R-Columbia. The former Arcadia Lakes mayor and Richland County councilwoman replaces Rep. Joel Lourie, D-Columbia, in District 78. Lourie was elected to the state Senate.

_ Richard Chalk, R-Hilton Head Island. Chalk is a commercial real estate agent and replaces former Rep. JoAnne Gilham, who retired, in District 123.

_ Laurie Slade Funderburk, D-Camden. Funderburk, a lawyer, won the District 52 seat in a special election in June to replace Vincent Sheheen, D-Camden, who won a state Senate seat last spring. She went on to win the general election this month to serve her first full term.

_ Nikki Haley, R-Lexington. Haley is a business owner and accountant who defeated Rep. Larry Koon, R-Lexington, in the GOP primary in June for the District 87 seat.

_ Nelson Hardwick, R-Surfside Beach. The business owner won the District 106 seat vacated by retiring Rep. Tom Keegan, R-Surfside Beach.

_ David R. Hiott, R-Pickens. The owner of a printing company, Hiott defeated Rep. Teddy Trotter, R-Pickens, in the June primary for the District 4 seat.

_ Joseph H. Jefferson Jr., D-Pineville. The Berkeley County magistrate replaced retiring Rep. Amos Gourdine, D-Pineville, in District 102.

_ Ralph W. Norman, R-Rock Hill. The real estate developer replaces retired Rep. Becky Richardson, R-Fort Mill, in District 48.

_ Ted Vick, D-Chesterfield. The businessman replaces retiring Rep. Mary Beth Freeman, D-Cheraw, in District 53.