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William Gary Godwin

2025 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2026-06-30 · 3 pages (text)

Net worth$847,000
Income listed$160,000
Real estate$420,000
Debts listed$0
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Government & public payroll 84% $135,000 · Hamilton County School Board, Hamilton County BOCC
  • Other / unclassified 16% $25,000 · Nutrien of White Springs

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 5

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $847,000; listed items add up to $452,000

Reported net worth: $847,000. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $452,000. 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 Unusual reporting

Net worth rose from $527,000 (2024) to $847,000 (2025) — 1.6×

This 2025 filing reports $847,000; the same person's 2024 filing reported $527,000, a change of $320,000 in 1 year. Listed income for 2025 was $160,000. 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

Context Income & business ties

66% of listed income ($105,000) comes from Hamilton County BOCC

Listed income totals $160,000 from 3 sources. 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 Income & business ties

Most income is from government & public payroll (84%)

Sector is inferred from the names of income sources and the businesses they own.

What to check
  • Consider whether decisions in the office sought affect this industry.

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 Income & business ties

Earns from 3 separate employers or businesses

Several distinct earned-income sources (excluding investments, retirement and Social Security).

What to check
  • Are any of these sources connected to each other or to the office sought?

Rule: Several earned-income sources

How this rule works

Where to look next

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 William Gary Godwin

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-06-23$527,000

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $420,000 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $0 listed

Reported as “N/A”.

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $160,000 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
Open PDF · original source
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