For redistricting commissioners, what's a conflict of interest?

Ventura County Star:
"In a post this week on the influential conservative blog FlashReport.org, former state GOP Chairman Shawn Steel called for Aguirre's resignation and wrote that revelations about his activism undermine 'any remaining shreds of public trust in the whole commission.'

Shawn cites a report written by GOP operative Paul Hrabe — the former communications director for Steel's wife, Michelle, a member of the Board of Equalization — that he refers to as 'a bombshell.'"