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Officeholders

James Cecil Ward II

2025 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2026-06-25 · 3 pages (text)

Net worth$609,725
Income listed$189,755
Real estate$1,331,216
Debts listed$3,680,040
Worth a look2

Where listed income comes from

  • Government & public payroll 100% $189,755 · State of Florida

Worth a look 2

Worth a look Unusual reporting

Net worth fell from $1,614,888 (2024) to $609,725 (2025) — 2.6×

This 2025 filing reports $609,725; the same person's 2024 filing reported $1,614,888, a change of $1,005,163 in 1 year. Inheritances, home values and markets can move net worth a lot, so compare what's listed in each year to see where the change shows up.

What to check
  • Compare the assets listed in each filing: which items are new or much larger?
  • Does listed income explain the change?

Open the 2024 filing to compare →

Rule: Net worth changed sharply between filings
“Report your net worth as of”2025 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Worth a look Unusual reporting

1 entry is withheld entirely ($440,355, 72% of net worth)

In the public copy, the whole description of 1 asset entry is redacted, so the public can't tell what it is. Partial redactions (an account number, or an exempt official's home address next to a named item) are common; this is the whole entry.

What to check
  • Compare with the filer's other filings, which may describe the same items.
  • The Commission on Ethics holds the unredacted filing.

Rule: Entries withheld entirely
“Describe, and state the value of, each asset you had on the reporting date”2025 Form 6 instructions, Assets ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context 3

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $609,725; listed items add up to -$1,781,452

Reported net worth: $609,725. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = -$1,781,452. A difference is normal: net worth also counts assets and debts that aren't listed individually (items under $1,000, credit cards, taxes), and the instructions say subtracting listed liabilities from listed assets won't give an accurate figure in most cases.

What to check
  • No action needed unless other items look off.

Rule: Net worth vs. listed items
“Simply subtracting your liabilities from your assets will not result in an accurate net worth figure in most cases.”2025 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Income & business ties

100% of listed income ($189,755) comes from State of Florida

Listed income totals $189,755 from 1 source. The largest is classed as government & public payroll.

What to check
  • Who is this source, and does it have business before the office sought?
  • If the filer owns it, check the business section and secondary income.

Rule: Where the money comes from
“List the name of each source of income that provided you with more than $1,000 of income during”2025 Form 6 instructions, Income ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Wealth & holdings

Real estate worth $1,331,216 (218% of net worth)

Real estate holdings, as listed.

What to check
  • Look the parcels up with the county property appraiser: land use (vacant or improved), assessed value and when they were bought.
  • Check whether any listed liability is a mortgage on these properties.

Rule: Real estate holdings
“Real property: Identify by providing the street address of the property.”2025 Form 6 instructions, Assets ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Where to look next

Some of what this filing reports stands out. These links open official public records, built from what the filer disclosed. They're searches you run yourself — results may include other people or companies with similar names.

Their filings

Other filings by James Cecil Ward II

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-06-30$1,614,8881

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $1,773,589 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $3,680,040 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $189,755 listed

Elected to attach federal tax return instead:

Primary sources

SourceAddressAmount

Secondary sources (major customers of businesses owned)

Reported as “N/A”.

Interests in specified businesses

Reported as “N/A”.

Signature

Signed by
Date
Filed with COE

Source

Document
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