Florida Files

Officeholders

Barbara Ford-Coates

2024 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2025-06-11 · 4 pages (text)

Net worth$3,281,150
Income listed$242,999
Real estate$2,368,9503 properties
Debts listed$759,548
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Government & public payroll 82% $199,182 · Sarasota County Tax Collector
  • Investments & retirement 18% $43,817 · Social Security

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 4

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $3,281,150; listed items add up to $3,281,150

Reported net worth: $3,281,150. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $3,281,150. They roughly agree.

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.”2024 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Income & business ties

82% of listed income ($199,182) comes from Sarasota County Tax Collector

Listed income totals $242,999 from 2 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”2024 Form 6 instructions, Income ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Wealth & holdings

Reports a net worth of $3,281,150 — a millionaire on paper

Net worth is the filer's own figure. Being wealthy isn't a problem; it's context for comparing candidates and for reading the rest of the form.

What to check
  • Compare with the other candidates in the race.
  • Check that the large assets below are described and valued clearly.

Rule: Net worth tier
“Report your net worth as of”2024 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Wealth & holdings

Real estate worth $2,368,950 across 3 properties (72% 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.”2024 Form 6 instructions, Assets ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Where to look next

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Their filings

Other filings by Barbara Ford-Coates

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6F — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-02-10$3,281,150

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $3,720,048 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $759,548 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $242,999 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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