But Carvin's political background was an issue for the Democrats on the committee. Stoll said he feared that statements he made to Carvin might come out later, either in court or to other Republicans. Sen. Mike Gibbons, R-St. Louis County, disputed that complaint. The committee as a whole is his client.
Confidentiality applies to all the committee members.
The Republicans on the committee argued that Carvin's politics would not effect his position. Anyone we hire is going to have a partisan bias. Carvin is not expected to come to Missouri any time soon, possibly not at all, but that doesn't mean that he won't collect Missouri dollars. He will handle legal questions from the members on an individual basis over the phone. He won't have any involvement as far as the maps are concerned.